Evolutionary Theories
See also: Evolutionary origin of religions and Evolutionary psychology of religionEvolutionary theories view religion as either an adaptation or a byproduct. Adaptationist theories view religion as being of adaptive value to the survival of Pleistocene humans. Byproduct theories view religion as spandrels.
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