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"In order to survive amid scarce resources and harsh conditions, our ancestors developed complex social structures... Nature began selecting for imaginative children because they were better suited to navigating complex social relationships as adults. Their imaginary friends carried over into adulthood in the form of gods and spirits who watched over them and participated in social interactions."
- New Scientist Reviewer Amanda Gefter summarising part of Matt Rossano's argument in Supernatural Selection: how religion evolved.

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