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2 timestamped hits 1 source reading 2 extracted notes Newest source: 2024-09-03, day precision Aliases: animal, animals, religious-animals

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Religious animal

A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...Now there are other people who believe that we are biological animals and these are people people are called evolutionary biologists. They're inspired by..."

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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...Now there are other people who believe that we are biological animals and these are people people are called evolutionary biologists. They're inspired by..."

Most recent Jiang source touching this topic: Humans Are Religious Before They Are Economic (2024-09-03, day precision).

Most connected source reading: Humans Are Religious Before They Are Economic.

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Religious animal

Glossary

Jiang's model of humans as fundamentally driven by the need for meaning, world-understanding, and connection with other people.

Closing thesis of lecture published 2024-09-03

model

Jiang's counterclaim is that humans are first and foremost religious animals with a fundamental need to understand why they are here and to connect with other people.

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