by Boris Cyrulnik · EDITORIAL GEDISA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788417341008
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Why do religions continue to enjoy excellent health in the world, despite the fact that the progress of science shows us in more and more detail an empty universe? What is the reason for the progressive rise of different religions within secular cultural contexts? Boris Cyrulnik carries out an exciting analysis of the deep reasons why many human beings need to continue believing. Among them, he highlights the adaptive advantages of religion, both in its individual and group expressions. In any religion, God is a protective figure and an extension of parental love. Hence, in the face of life's adversities, religious sentiment proves to be an important factor of resilience. But Cyrulnik also warns us: the religious fact can be diverted towards a fundamentalist interpretation. In such a case, the meaning that faith brings to the subject has dangerous social costs, since such feelings go hand in hand with the refusal to accept those who have a different culture and spirituality, to the point of dehumanizing them as enemies.
Boris Cyrulnik is a French doctor, ethologist, neurologist, and psychiatrist.
