Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon Condition:Like New and Baudelaire predicted that the

and Baudelaire predicted that the "delicate monster" of boredom would one day swallow up the whole world in an immense yawn

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Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon Condition:Like New and Baudelaire predicted that theAn innovative thinker tackles the controversial question of why we believe in God and how religion shapes our lives and our future. In this daring new book, distinguished philosopher Daniel C. Dennett takes a hard look at this phenomenon and asks why. Where does our devotion to God come from and what purpose does it serve? Is religion a blind evolutionary compulsion or a rational choice? Dennett argues that the time has come to shed the light of