The belief instinct
the psychology of souls destiny and the meaning of life
The belief instinct
the psychology of souls destiny and the meaning of life
Book - 2011
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and argues that it evolved in the species as an "adaptive illusion" that originally had an evolutionary purpose, now outdated, that ensured the survival of the human race.
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
W.W. Norton,
2011.
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| Edition: | 1st American ed. |
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The belief instinct : |b the psychology of souls, destiny, and the meaning of life / |c Jesse Bering. |
| 250 | |a 1st American ed. | ||
| 260 | |a New York : |b W.W. Norton, |c 2011. | ||
| 300 | |a xiii, 252 p. ; |c 25 cm. | ||
| 500 | |a Originally published in Great Britain under the title: The God instinct. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a 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. | |
| 520 | |a 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and argues that it evolved in the species as an "adaptive illusion" that originally had an evolutionary purpose, now outdated, that ensured the survival of the human race.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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