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

by Matthew Alper · 1999

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If you've ever contemplated your existence, your place in the world, or wondered at the origins of spirituality and religion, then this text is essential reading. It explains how our spiritual behaviour patterns are evolutionary adaptations of the realisation that death is inevitable and inescapable.

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