{"product_id":"breaking-the-spell-religion-as-a-natural-phenomenon-9780143038337","title":"Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller - a \"crystal-clear, constantly engaging\" (Jared Diamond) exploration of the role that religious belief plays in our lives and our interactions\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor all the thousands of books that have been written about religion, few until this one have attempted to examine it scientifically: to ask why--and how--it has shaped so many lives so strongly. Is religion a product of blind evolutionary instinct or rational choice? Is it truly the best way to live a moral life? Ranging through biology, history, and psychology, Daniel C. Dennett charts religion's evolution from \"wild\" folk belief to \"domesticated\" dogma. Not an antireligious screed but an unblinking look beneath the veil of orthodoxy, \u003ci\u003eBreaking the Spell\u003c\/i\u003e will be read and debated by believers and skeptics alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143038337\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/18\/2007 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Daniel C. Dennett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43049403613365,"sku":"9780143038337","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_68f95ee7-fbc9-49c6-9718-91915e94c805.jpg?v=1689689215","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/breaking-the-spell-religion-as-a-natural-phenomenon-9780143038337","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}