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

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"A lively manifesto...For the disciplines specific application to the matter at hand Ive seen nothing that matches the fury of The "God" Part of the Brain which perhaps explains why its earned something of a cult following." -Salon.com In this revised cult classic the author offers a systematic scientific argument that shows why belief in God is an inherent evolutionary mechanism that enables us to cope with our greatest universal terror-death. Originally published in 1996 Matthew Alpers book is a personal journey that has been adopted by over 25 colleges and universities and has sparked commentary by world-renowned scientists such as E. O. Wilson and E. Fuller Torry. Here for the first time is a reasoned compassionate spiritual journey into the world of science where God is not so much an illusion as a hallmark of the very way in which we think. "Excellent reading." -Edward O. Wilson two-time Pulitzer Prize winner