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Religion Is Defined As Social Systems Whose Participants Avow A Supernatural Agent Or Agents Whose Approval Is To Be Sought.
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Religion Is Defined As Social
Daniel Dennett
Religion Is Defined As Social Systems Whose Participants Avow A Supernatural Agent Or Agents Whose Approval Is To Be Sought.
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