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The God gene: how faith is hardwired into our genes

By Dean H , Hamer

Book information

Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN
9780307276933, 0307276937
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
275 kB (281134 bytes)
Edition
1st ed
Pages
x, 241 pages\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Aspect biologique;Aspect génétique;Croyance religiReligious;Genetic psychology;RELIGION -- Comparati

Description

Argues that humans are genetically predisposed toward religious faith, explaining why spiritual belief provides an evolutionary advantage and analyzes the DNA makeup of people of various ages and backgrounds to identify a so-called God gene.;Spiritual instinct -- Self-transcendence -- An inherited predisposition -- The God gene -- Monoamines and mysticism -- The way things seem -- How the brain sees God -- Evolving faith -- Religion : from genes to memes -- The DNA of the Jews -- God is alive. Spiritual instinct -- Self-transcendence -- An inherited predisposition -- The God gene -- Monoamines and mysticism -- The way things seem -- How the brain sees God -- Evolving faith -- Religion : from genes to memes -- The DNA of the Jews -- God is alive.

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