The "God" Part of the Brain: A Scientific Interpretation of Human Spirituality & God

Alper, Matthew

ISBN 10: 0966036700 / ISBN 13: 9780966036701

Published by Rogue Press, 1999

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From the dawn of our species, every culture has maintained a belief in some form of a spiritual reality. Wouldn't this imply that human spirituality must represent an inherent characteristic of our species, that is, a genetically inherited trait? Are Humans "wired" to believe in the universal concepts of a god, a soul, and an afterlife? Are what we call spiritual/religious experiences strictly physiological in nature, the effects of our brain's chemistry? Does God really exist "out there," beyond and ondependent of us? Or is God merely the product of an inherited human perception, the manifestation of an evolutionary adaptation - a coping mechanism - one that emerged in our species to enable us to survive our unique and otherwise debilitating awareness of death?

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The "God" Part of the Brain: A Scientific Interpretation of Human Spirituality & God
• Publisher: Rogue Press
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0966036700
• ISBN 13: 9780966036701
• Binding: Softcover
• Edition: 5th or later Edition
• Condition: As New
• Weight: 11 ounces
• Signed: Signed by Author
• Seller catalogs:
  • Spirituality

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Synopsis

From the dawn of our species, every culture has maintained a belief in some form of a spiritual reality. Wouldn't this imply that human spirituality must represent an inherent characteristic of our species, that is, a genetically inherited trait? Are Humans "wired" to believe in the universal concepts of a god, a soul, and an afterlife? Are what we call spiritual/religious experiences strictly physiological in nature, the effects of our brain's chemistry? Does God really exist "out there," beyond and ondependent of us? Or is God merely the product of an inherited human perception, the manifestation of an evolutionary adaptation - a coping mechanism - one that emerged in our species to enable us to survive our unique and otherwise debilitating awareness of death?

About the Author

Matthew Alper was raised in NYC and has a B.A. in philosophy, after which he spent six years in the field, traveling across Europe, Africa, Asia, and North America in order to complement his independent academic research.