books, societyThere is a book that I happened upon one time which discussed the curious fact that most human civilizations, no matter how remote, have devised some concept of a creator or religion. I had all but forgotten it until I saw a question about societies being devoid of religion.
Essentially it covers the psychological phenomenon where humans are often unable to contend with unknown answers; as such they will create them rather than await evidence. Is anyone familiar with a book like what I am describing?
One book that covers such topics is Breaking the Spell by Daniel Dennett.
Among other things, he talks about the evolutionary and psychological explanations of why people have a strong tendency toward religious beliefs.
In searching for the book I once came across, the title, Why God Won't Go Away: Brain Science and the Biology of Belief seemed familiar. While it has less to do with early or remote civilizations, it does deal with the reasons why humans come up with supernatural explanations for the unknown.
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