Humans have a need to understand the world around them; the purpose of religion is to explain events and things. This is the view taken by ____ theories of religion.

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Intellectual or cognitive theories of religion focus on the human need to understand the world around them, positing that religion emerges as a way to explain events and phenomena that are otherwise difficult to understand.

Humans Have a Need to Understand the World Around Them;