“Essentially there has been no culture on earth that has not invented some form of what could be termed ‘meta-magical thinking'”, says Robert Sapolsky.
Why does religion seem to manifest in culture no matter what?
Always Question Authority
One of the beginnings of human emancipation is the ability to laugh at authority. ~ Hitchens
Always Question Authority 
Northern Europe in the last 50 years has changed that …..Phil Zuckerman’s Societies Without Gods examines this…
Note. After video stopped three times, I googled ‘Robert Sapolsky Cognitive Psychology etc and successfully got the full transcript.
Annoyed that video stopped halfway through. Deliberate or intentional ?