Who argued that when we feel we are in the presence of a higher power,we are actually experiencing a collective consciousness?
A) Marx
B) Durkheim
C) Weber
D) Freud

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Durkheim argued that when we feel we are in the presence of a higher power, we are actually experiencing a collective consciousness. He believed that religious rituals and beliefs serve to unite individuals together into a cohesive social group, and that religious experiences are actually the result of this shared social consciousness rather than a direct experience of a divine being.

Who Argued That When We Feel We Are in the Presence