The God Gene How Faith Is Hardwired into Our

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. InThe 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 Geneis 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 readers of science and religion alike.

DR. DEAN HAMER is a preeminent geneticist and author of The Science of Desire, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, and Living with Our Genes. Together with his scientific collaborators at the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health, he has authored more than one hundred articles for popular and academic science journals. His television appearances include Good Morning America, Dateline, Oprah, the national news shows, and documentaries for HBO, PBS, and the Discovery Channel. Dr. Hamer received his Ph.D. from Harvard University and is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Ariens Kappers Award for Neurobiology.

Spiritual instinct	p. 1
Self-transcendence	p. 17
An inherited predisposition	p. 39
The God gene	p. 56
Monoamines and mysticism	p. 79
The way things seem	p. 90
How the brain sees God	p. 119
Evolving faith	p. 140
Religion : from genes to memes	p. 161
The DNA of the Jews	p. 180
God is alive	p. 197
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The God Gene How Faith Is Hardwired into Our Genes

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