Religion, evolution, and the ecstasy of self-transcendence

Title:
Religion, evolution, and the ecstasy of self-transcendence
Speaker:
Jonathan Haidt
Description:

Psychologist Jonathan Haidt asks a simple, but difficult question: why do we search for self-transcendence? Why do we attempt to lose ourselves? In a tour through the science of evolution by group selection, he proposes a provocative answer.

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Video Language:
English
Team:
closed TED
Project:
TEDTalks
Duration:
17:56
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