The Faith Instinct: How Religion Evolved and Why It Endures

By B. Jackson, N. Wade. 2009

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“Lean not on your own understanding”: Belief that morality is founded on divine authority and non-utilitarian moral judgments (2013, background): “, God has perfect moral wisdom), and it is only through divine revelation (recorded and transmitted through holy texts or scripture) that people come to know this truth (Gunton, 2005; Putnam & Campbell, 2010; Wade, 2009).”
Meaning in Nature: Meaning in Life as a Mediator of the Relationship Between Nature Connectedness and Well-Being (2013, background): “Leuba (1901) viewed religious thought as natural because ‘‘we are so made’’ (p. 573); Wilson (2002) described religion as ‘‘an ancient feature of our species’’ (p. 175) and placed this within an evolutionary framework; and Wade (2009) explicitly referred to religion as an instinctual drive.”
The religion paradox: if religion makes people happy, why are so many dropping out? (2011, unknown): “The Gallup World Poll from 2005 to 2009 sampled 455,104 individuals from 154 nations, an average of 2,955 per country. All samples are nationally representative of the resident population 15 years of age and older. The coverage included both rural and urban areas. Telephone surveys were conducted wh”