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Introduction: Opiate for the masses?
1. Adventures at the creation museum. For the Bible tells me so ; Habits of mind ; Rehearsing to believe
2. Sorrow, death, and emotional management. The biology of grief ; How does religion relieve sorrow? ; All things are impermanent? ; Can the state manage sorrow?
3. Forgiveness and the restart button. Emotional regulation ; Shame and guilt ; Forgiveness or justice? ; Social psychology and the reset button ; Moving on, without truth or reconciliation
4. Mental training: peace, resilience, and sacrifice. Peace of mind ; Devotion: resilience and sacrifice
5. Ecstasy, joy, and play. Play ; Meaningful conjuring ; Sexual communion and religion ; Cosmic joy
6. Fear and rage. What is fear? ; Religious management of fear ; From fearing to fighting ; What is rage? ; Developing "eon perspective" ; The upside of demonization ; The challenge of Islam
Epilogue.
1. Adventures at the creation museum. For the Bible tells me so ; Habits of mind ; Rehearsing to believe
2. Sorrow, death, and emotional management. The biology of grief ; How does religion relieve sorrow? ; All things are impermanent? ; Can the state manage sorrow?
3. Forgiveness and the restart button. Emotional regulation ; Shame and guilt ; Forgiveness or justice? ; Social psychology and the reset button ; Moving on, without truth or reconciliation
4. Mental training: peace, resilience, and sacrifice. Peace of mind ; Devotion: resilience and sacrifice
5. Ecstasy, joy, and play. Play ; Meaningful conjuring ; Sexual communion and religion ; Cosmic joy
6. Fear and rage. What is fear? ; Religious management of fear ; From fearing to fighting ; What is rage? ; Developing "eon perspective" ; The upside of demonization ; The challenge of Islam
Epilogue.