The Evolution of Human Intellect: Discover the Information that Schools and Religions Aren't Yet Teaching

by L.N. Smith · 2012

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Why did women lose their facial hair during evolution? Where did the notion of god(s) come from? Why did self-awareness arise in the torso before migrating behind the eyes? What transition sparked the feud between science and religion? All of these questions have simple and logical answers, which are entertainingly revealed in the form of two amusement park attractions.

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sciencescienceMore like thisLess of thispsychologypsychologyMore like thisLess of thisphilosophyphilosophyMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of this
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religionreligionMore like thisLess of this
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2010s2010sMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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short · 74 pages

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