Religion: The Mind Virus

Published: April 26, 2016, noon

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Is religion a virus of the mind? \xa0Three\xa0mental health experts join us.

Dr. Andy Thomson\xa0is a psychiatrist, a trustee for the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science, on staff with the University of Virginia, and author of "Why We Believe in God(s): a Concise Guide to the Science of Faith."

Dr. Valerie Tarico\xa0is a psychologist, columnnist for AlterNet, and author of "Trusting Doubt: A Former Evangelical Looks at Old Beliefs in a New Light."

Dr. Darrel Ray\xa0is a psychologist, co-founder of Recovering From Religion, author of "Sex & God" and "The God Virus,"\xa0and host of the Secular Secuality\xa0podcast.

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