The "God" Part of the Brain
A Scientific Interpretation of Human Spirituality and God
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2008
Summary
Is Man the product of a God…or is “God” the product of human evolution?
From the dawn of our species, every human culture—no matter how isolated—has believed in some form of a spiritual realm. According to author Matthew Alper, this is no mere coincidence but rather due to the fact that humans, as a species, are genetically predisposed to believe in the universal concepts of a god, a soul, and an afterlife. This instinct to believe is the result of an evolutionary adaptation—a coping …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781402214523 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1402214529 |
| Author: | Matthew Alper |
| Publisher: | Sourcebooks, Inc |
| Imprint: | Sourcebooks, Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2008 |
| Weight: | 329g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 140mm x 38mm |
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About The Author
Matthew Alper
Matthew Alper (New York City) graduated from SUNY Stonybrook with a BA in philosophy. He has worked as an electrician in England, a photographer’s assistant in New York, a fifth-grade and high school history teacher in Brooklyn, a truck smuggler in Africa, a tutor in the Philippines, and a screenwriter in Germany.
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