A religious cosmology, or world view, functions primarily to:
a. Give meaning and order to the lives of believers.
b. Differentiate primitive from civilized societies.
c. Increase technical control over the physical environment.
d. Increase the upper class' control of the lower class.
e. Keep a society in a constant state of conflict.
A
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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