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Evolving Brains, Emerging Gods locates the origin of gods within the human brain, arguing that religious belief is a by-product of evolution. Based on an idea originally proposed by Charles Darwin, Torrey marshals evidence that the emergence of gods was an incidental consequence of several evolutionary factors. Using data ranging from ancient skulls and artifacts to brain imaging, primatology, and child development studies, this book traces how new cognitive abilities gave rise to new behaviors. For instance, autobiographical memory, the ability to project ourselves backward and forward in time, gave Homo sapiens a competitive advantage. However, it also led to comprehension of mortality, spurring belief in an alternative to death.

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Book category Books in English Mathematics & science Biology, life sciences Life sciences: general issues

• Full title: Evolving Brains, Emerging Gods
• Author: E Fuller Torrey
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 312
• EAN: 9780231183369
• ISBN: 0231183364
• ID: 16233673
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Weight: 572 g
• Dimensions: 160 × 236 × 23 mm
• Date of publishing: 05. September 2017

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