The word religion literally means, in Latin, to link or bind together; and despite the vast variation in the world's religions, Wilson shows that religions always serve to coordinate and orient people's behavior toward each other and toward the group as a whole, sometimes for the purpose of competing with other groups.


The Happiness Hypothesis: Putting Ancient Wisdom to the Test of Modern Science (ed. Random House, 2015) - ISBN: 9781448166688

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The word religion literally means, in Latin, to link or bind together; and despite the vast variation in the world's religions, Wilson shows that...

The word religion literally means, in Latin, to link or bind together; and despite the vast variation in the world's religions, Wilson shows that...

The word religion literally means, in Latin, to link or bind together; and despite the vast variation in the world's religions, Wilson shows that...

The word religion literally means, in Latin, to link or bind together; and despite the vast variation in the world's religions, Wilson shows that...