Does Naturalism Warrant a Moral Belief in Universal Benevolence and Human Rights?

In Michael J. Murray & Jeffrey Schloss (eds.), The Believing Primate: Scientific, Philosophical, and Theological Reflections on the Origin of Religion. Oxford University Press. pp. 292 (2009)
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