The belief instinct : the psychology of souls, destiny, and the meaning of life / Jesse Bering.

By:

Bering, Jesse

Publication details: New York : W.W. Norton, c2011.Edition: 1st American edDescription: xiii, 252 p. ; 25 cmISBN:

9780393072990 (hardcover)

Uniform titles:

God instinct

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

200.1/9 22

LOC classification:

BF51 .B47 2011

Contents:

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.

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and argues that it evolved in the species as an "adaptive illusion" that originally had an evolutionary purpose, now outdated, that ensured the survival of the human race.

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Originally published in Great Britain under the title: The God instinct.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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and argues that it evolved in the species as an "adaptive illusion" that originally had an evolutionary purpose, now outdated, that ensured the survival of the human race.