EP showed that Nuer religion worked like any other religion 1. had a high religious sensibility 2. many spirits were all variations on God as a whole(very much in line with Catholic beliefs 3. implicitly counters the idea that this kind of thinking is Itive a. Example: The Nuer often call twins"birds". It seems silly at first, but there is a theological conception at work. Birds have multiple eggs and are very closely connected with the spirit world. It actually a very sophisticated metaphoii. EP showed that Nuer religion worked like any other religion 1. had a high religious sensibility 2. many spirits were all variations on God as a whole (very much in line with Catholic beliefs) 3. implicitly counters the idea that this kind of thinking is primitive a. Example: The Nuer often call twins “birds”. It seems silly at first, but there is a theological conception at work. Birds have multiple eggs and are very closely connected with the spirit world. It is actually a very sophisticated metaphor