The belief instinct : the psychology of souls, destiny, and the meaning of life /
Bering, Jesse.
The belief instinct : the psychology of souls, destiny, and the meaning of life / Jesse Bering. - 1st American ed. - New York : W.W. Norton, c2011. - xiii, 252 p. ; 25 cm.
Originally published in Great Britain under the title: The God instinct.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The history of an illusion -- A life without purpose -- Signs, signs, everywhere signs -- Curiously immortal -- When God throws people off bridges -- God as adaptive illusion -- And then you die.
An evolutionary psychologist examines humans' belief in God and argues that it evolved in the species as an "adaptive illusion" that originally had an evolutionary purpose, now outdated, that ensured the survival of the human race.
9780393072990 (hardcover)
2010047252
Spirituality--Psychological aspects.
Psychology and religion.
Psychology--Religious aspects.
BF51 / .B47 2011
200.1/9
The belief instinct : the psychology of souls, destiny, and the meaning of life / Jesse Bering. - 1st American ed. - New York : W.W. Norton, c2011. - xiii, 252 p. ; 25 cm.
Originally published in Great Britain under the title: The God instinct.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The history of an illusion -- A life without purpose -- Signs, signs, everywhere signs -- Curiously immortal -- When God throws people off bridges -- God as adaptive illusion -- And then you die.
An evolutionary psychologist examines humans' belief in God and argues that it evolved in the species as an "adaptive illusion" that originally had an evolutionary purpose, now outdated, that ensured the survival of the human race.
9780393072990 (hardcover)
2010047252
Spirituality--Psychological aspects.
Psychology and religion.
Psychology--Religious aspects.
BF51 / .B47 2011
200.1/9