The Faith Instinct: How Religion Evolved and Why It Endures - Hardcover

Wade, Nicholas

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1594202281 ISBN 13: 9781594202285

Publisher: Penguin Press HC, The, 2009

Synopsis

Noted science writer Nicholas Wade offers for the first time a convincing case based on a broad range of scientific evidence for the evolutionary basis of religion.

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About the Author:

Nicholas Wade received a BA in natural sciences from King’s College, Cambridge. He was the deputy editor of Nature magazine in London and then became that journal’s Washington correspondent. He joined Science magazine in Washington as a reporter and later moved to The New York Times, where he has been an editorial writer, concentrating on issues of defense, space, science, medicine, technology, genetics, molecular biology, the environment, and public policy, a science reporter, and a science editor.

From AudioFile:

Are we predisposed to believe in the supernatural? Do we have a genetic inclination to bond with fellow humans who share these beliefs? Nicholas Wade seems to think so, and he offers some interesting ideas to explain why humans are hardwired to believe in deities--and why that's a genetic requirement for long-term survival as a species. As Wade explains, the concept of god saves us from self-induced anarchy; gods reward us for striving beyond our personal gratification and shame us for succumbing to it. Alan Sklar glides through this stimulating work with an evenhanded tone that will appeal to deists, theists, monotheists, and atheists alike. The best thing about Sklar's read: His sense of wonder and curiosity is contagious. R.W.S. © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Press HC, The
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1594202281
• ISBN 13: 9781594202285
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320