Psychological inquiry into the Bible should be prioritized before religious interpretation, as religious meaning is a last resort.

“i like to speak about things psychologically before i would ever dare to speak about them religiously i think you leave that for last resort in some sense”

The speaker maintains that religion persists because it fulfills essential psychological needs like mortality management and community bonding, rather than simply being a product of stupidity or indoc

“The cognitive science of religion shows us shows us that belief in gods is not an IQ problem. It is a byproduct of agency detection, pattern recognition, attachment wiring, our deep needs uh subconsciously to buffer our death anxiety.”