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Why God won't go away : brain science and the biology of belief / Andrew Newberg, Eugene d'Aquili, and Vince Rause.

By: Newberg, Andrew B, 1966-
Contributor(s): D'Aquili, Eugene G, 1940- | Rause, Vince
Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Ballantine Books, 2001Edition: First editionDescription: 226 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0345440331Subject(s): Psychology, Religious | Brain | Belief and doubt | GodDDC classification: 200/.1/9 LOC classification: BF773 | .N48 2001Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-216) and index.
Contents:
A photograph of God?: an introduction to the biology of belief -- Brain machinery: the science of perception -- Brain architecture: how the brain makes the mind -- Myth-making: the compulsion to create stories and beliefs -- Ritual: the physical manifestation of meaning -- Mysticism: the biology of transcendence -- The origins of religion: the persistence of a good idea -- Realer than real: the mind in search of absolutes -- Why God won't go away: the metaphor of God and the mythology of science.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-216) and index.

A photograph of God?: an introduction to the biology of belief -- Brain machinery: the science of perception -- Brain architecture: how the brain makes the mind -- Myth-making: the compulsion to create stories and beliefs -- Ritual: the physical manifestation of meaning -- Mysticism: the biology of transcendence -- The origins of religion: the persistence of a good idea -- Realer than real: the mind in search of absolutes -- Why God won't go away: the metaphor of God and the mythology of science.

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