Summary
The Forum's year-long exploration of religion launches with a program featuring distinguished philosopher and cognitive scientist Daniel Dennett and noted evolutionary biologist David Sloan Wilson.
They are joined by additional participants to discuss questions such as: What is the nature and purpose of religion? Is it a product of our evolution and something we can now do without? Is it a system of belief and practice that humans require in order to build communities and construct meaning for their lives? What in human make-up renders religion possible? How has religious belief developed and changed over the years, and how does it continue to do so?Partner:
CUNY
Location:
City University of New York
NYC
Event Date:
11.17.09
Speakers:
Daniel Dennett,
John Haught,
William P. Kelly,
Gustav Niebuhr,
David Sloan Wilson
