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Lionel Tiger
Professor of Anthropology, Rutgers University
Lionel Tiger is the
Charles Darwin Professor of Anthropology at Rutgers University and a consultant to
the U.S. Department of Defense on the future of biotechnology. An expert on the biological roots of human social behavior, he is the author of numerous books, including The Decline of Males, The Pursuit of Pleasure and The Manufacture of Evil: Ethics, Evolution, and the Industrial System. He originated the term "male bonding" and is an advocate for "male studies" departments in universities.
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Sex can cause “all sorts of ruckus in all sorts of lives on an endless basis.” That’s why religions make a point of regulating it.
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“People who are religious might well be healthier because they help each other more.”
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Believing in God generates soothing “juices” in the brain that make us feel good.
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A conversation with the Darwin Professor of Anthropology at Rutgers University.