Religion impacts our brains and nervous systems. The evidence is easy to see and is experienced by many people. Dr. Ray will show how emotions like fear and disgust are used by religion. He will also demonstrate how religion interferes with our normal attachment systems and how religion distorts normal development from childhood to adulthood among many other things. If you have experienced trauma, can't get over fear of hell, feel disgust at things that seem normal to other people, you will find this an interesting and helpful talk.
Dr Darrel Ray is the Founder and president of Recovering from Religion. He has been a psychologist for over thirty years and is the author of four books: including "The God Virus-How Religion Infects Our Lives and Culture" and "Sex and God-How Religion Distorts Sexuality". Dr. Ray has been a student of religion most of his life and holds a Masters's Degree in religion as well as a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology/Anthropology with a Doctorate in Psychology.
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E212: Cuban Ray-guns, Schoolgirl Poisonings, and Monkey Men with Rob Palmer
E211: Atheist Street Pirates: Building Secular Community with Evan Clark
E210: Godless Engineering with John Gleason
E209: Laughing Loudly in Outer Darkness with Stephanie M.
E208: Playing Devil's Advocate with Lucien Greaves
E207: Getting Lost in Trauma w/ David Teachout
E206: Separating Religion and Government w/ Geoffrey T. Blackwell
E205: Deconstruction on the Spectrum with Anthony Dominello
E204: Surviving a Christian Cult w/ Andrew Pledger
E203: Politics and Civic Engagement After Religion: Part 2 w/ Jason Racheotes
E202: Philosophy and Secularism w/ Nicholas Soutter
E201: How to Avoid Cognitive Bias w/ Richard Gilliver
E199: Why There Is No God w/ Armin Navabi
E198: How to Avoid Getting Hung Up on Bad Ideas w/ Matt Dillahunty
E197: Why Science Education is Important w/ Dr. Ethan Siegel
E196: Celebrating Sex Positivity w/ Arden Hart
E195: Logical Fallacies: The Sequel w/ Rob Palmer
E194: Answering the Call w/ Jimmy Snow
E193: Incels and the Boy Crisis w/ Dr. Darrel Ray
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