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29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 1. Religious Commitment / a. Religious Belief

5320	It is estimated that mankind has produced 100,000 religions [Wilson,EO]
	Full Idea: Since the first recorded religion (in Iraq 60,000 years ago) it is estimated that mankind has produced in the order of one hundred thousand religions.
	From: Edmund O. Wilson (On Human Nature [1978], Ch.8)
	A reaction: If asked to guess the number, I would probably have said '200'! This staggering figure seems to argue both ways - it suggest a certain arbitrariness in the details of religions, but an extremely intense drive to have some sort of religious belief.