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The belief instinct : the psychology of souls, destiny, and the meaning of life / Jesse Bering.

By: Publication details: New York : W.W. Norton, c2011.Edition: 1st American edDescription: xiii, 252 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780393072990 (hardcover)
Uniform titles:
  • God instinct
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 200.1/9 22
LOC classification:
  • BF51 .B47 2011
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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and argues that it evolved in the species as an "adaptive illusion" that originally had an evolutionary purpose, now outdated, that ensured the survival of the human race.
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Book Book NMC Library Stacks BF51 .B47 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001181394

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and argues that it evolved in the species as an "adaptive illusion" that originally had an evolutionary purpose, now outdated, that ensured the survival of the human race.

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