God Gene How Faith Is Hardwired into Our Genes

Name: God Gene How Faith Is Hardwired into Our Genes
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ISBN: 9780385720311

ISBN-10: 0385720319

ISBN-13: 9780385720311

Edition: 2005

Authors: Dean H. Hamer

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The overwhelming majority of Americans believe in God; this conviction has existed since the beginning of recorded time and is shared by billions around the world. In The God Gene, Dr. Dean Hamer reveals that this inclination towards religious faith is in good measure due to our genes and may even offer an evolutionary advantage by helping us get through difficulties, reducing stress, preventing disease, and extending life. Popular science at its best, The God Gene is an in-depth, fully accessible inquiry into cutting-edge research that can change the way we see ourselves and the world around us. Written with balance, integrity, and admirable scientific objectivity, this is a book for…

Book details

List price: $17.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 9/13/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.31" wide x 8.03" long x 0.55" tall
Weight: 0.484




Spiritual instinct



Self-transcendence



An inherited predisposition



The God gene



Monoamines and mysticism



The way things seem



How the brain sees God



Evolving faith



Religion : from genes to memes



The DNA of the Jews



God is alive