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In his recent book on \u201creligion as a natural phenomenon,\u201d Daniel C. Dennett deploys an evolutionary theory of religion in an effort to curb the abuses of religion. After over 400 pages, he is able to come up with this deep wisdom: \u201cin the end, my central policy recommendation is that we gently, firmly educate […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3021,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-miscellaneous"],"yoast_head":"\nHow to Stop Religion<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In his recent book on “religion as a natural phenomenon,” Daniel C. 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