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
Jesse Bering
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and argues that it evolved in the species as an "adaptive illusion" that originally had an evolutionary purpose, now outdated, that ensured the survival of the human race.

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Bering, Jesse
Format: Livre
Langue:English
Publié: New York : W.W. Norton, 2011.
Édition:1st American ed.
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300 |a xiii, 252 p. ;  |c 25 cm. 
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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. 
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