Religion and Belief Systems in World History

Religion and Belief Systems in World History human response to (or faith in) some supernatural or suprahuman force has given spiritual sustenance to individuals and communities for far longer than the earliest existing sacred texts would indicate. Based on archaeological evidence of gravesites found in Europe and parts of Asia dating to over 70,000 years ago, Marty tells us, "many neuroscientists believe humans are hard-wired' to seek meaning through rites and ceremonies, myth and symbols, ideas