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The evolutionary mysteries of religion and orgasms

By Kate Douglas

4 July 2012

See more: An illustrated version of this article will be published within the next two weeks on our CultureLab books and arts blog

Why did we evolve to have religion and female orgasms? Evolutionary psychologist David Barash tackles these and other puzzles in Homo Mysterious

THERE are some thorny mysteries in the evolution of female sexuality. Is there a purpose to the female orgasm? What about menopause, menstruation and prominent breasts? Evolutionary psychologist David Barash jumps bravely into exploring these and other conundrums of human evolution in his new book, Homo Mysterious.

In searching for the “why” behind these…

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