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100 1 _aBering, Jesse.
240 1 0 _aGod instinct
245 1 4 _aThe belief instinct :
_bthe psychology of souls, destiny, and the meaning of life /
_cJesse Bering.
250 _a1st American ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bW.W. Norton,
_cc2011.
300 _axiii, 252 p. ;
_c25 cm.
500 _aOriginally published in Great Britain under the title: The God instinct.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aThe 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.
520 _aAn 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and argues that it evolved in the species as an "adaptive illusion" that originally had an evolutionary purpose, now outdated, that ensured the survival of the human race.
650 0 _aSpirituality
_xPsychological aspects.
650 0 _aPsychology and religion.
650 0 _aPsychology
_xReligious aspects.
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