عنوان

The "God" part of the brain: a scientific interpretation of human spirituality and God

.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc

Eng

Title Proper

The "God" part of the brain: a scientific interpretation of human spirituality and God

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Naperville, Ill

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Sourcebooks

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"Originally published in 1996 by Rogue Press"--T.p. verso

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Includes bibliographical references )p. ]259[-264( and index

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Matthew Alper

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Ch. 1. Throwing rocks at God -- ch. 2. What is science? -- ch. 3. A very brief history of time, or Everything you ever wanted to know about the universe but were afraid to ask -- ch. 4. Kant -- ch. 5. God as word -- ch. 6. Universal behavioral patterns -- ch. 7. The "spiritual" function -- ch. 8. The rationale -- ch. 9. The "spiritual" experience -- ch. 01. Drug-induced God -- ch. 11. The "spiritual" gene -- ch. 21. The prayer function -- ch. 31. Religious conversion -- ch. 41. Why are there atheists? -- ch. 51. Near-death experiences -- ch. 61. Speaking in tongues -- ch. 71. Why is America so religious? : a bio-historical hypothesis -- ch. 81. The guilt and morality functions -- ch. 91. The logic of God : a new "spiritual" paradigm -- ch. 02. What, if anything, is to be gained from a scientific interpretation of human spirituality and God? -- Epilogue. Quest's end -- Addendum. Experiments that might help prove the existence of a spiritual function

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، Psychology, Religious

Entry Element

Religious aspects ، Brain

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Alper, Matthew

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AU

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