E. Fuller Torrey draws on cutting-edge neuroscience research to propose a startling answer to the ultimate question. Evolving Brains, Emerging Gods locates the origin of gods within the human brain, arguing that religious belief is a by-product of evolution.
E. Fuller Torrey draws on cutting-edge neuroscience research to propose a startling answer to the ultimate question. Evolving Brains, Emerging Gods locates the origin of gods within the human brain, arguing that religious belief is a by-product of evolution.
Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: The Brain, Home of the Gods Part 1. The Making of the Gods 1. Homo habilis: A Smarter Self 2. Homo erectus: An Aware Self 3. Archaic Homo sapiens (Neandertals): An Empathic Self 4. Early Homo sapiens: An Introspective Self 5. Modern Homo sapiens: A Temporal Self Part 2. The Emergence of the Gods 6. Ancestors and Agriculture: A Spiritual Self 7. Governments and Gods: A Theistic Self 8. Other Theories of the Origins Of Gods Appendix A: The Evolution of the Brain Appendix B: Dreams as Proof of the Existence of a Spirit World and Land of the Dead Notes Index
Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: The Brain, Home of the Gods Part 1. The Making of the Gods 1. Homo habilis: A Smarter Self 2. Homo erectus: An Aware Self 3. Archaic Homo sapiens (Neandertals): An Empathic Self 4. Early Homo sapiens: An Introspective Self 5. Modern Homo sapiens: A Temporal Self Part 2. The Emergence of the Gods 6. Ancestors and Agriculture: A Spiritual Self 7. Governments and Gods: A Theistic Self 8. Other Theories of the Origins Of Gods Appendix A: The Evolution of the Brain Appendix B: Dreams as Proof of the Existence of a Spirit World and Land of the Dead Notes Index
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