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Daniel Baril is a Professor of Anthropology at Université de Montréal and Vice-President of the Mouvement Laïque Québécois. His work focuses on secularism, religion's role in society, and evolutionary explanations for religious belief systems. He has published extensively on Quebec's cultural identity, religious accommodation policies, and the intersection of science and faith.
Key research interests include: secular governance models, gender differences in religiosity linked to evolutionary psychology, and the cognitive origins of supernatural belief. His major work La Grande Illusion proposes that religion arises naturally from evolved human social instincts rather than divine revelation.
Baril's writings analyze Quebec's distinctive secular tradition, critique multiculturalism approaches, and advocate for strict separation of church and state. His op-eds in Le Devoir and academic contributions address contemporary debates on religious symbols in public institutions, accommodation policies, and the sociology of religious practices.
He has presented at conferences like Les Sceptiques du Québec, analyzing topics such as evolutionary origins of anthropomorphism and the role of reciprocal relationships in shaping religious rituals.
