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The "God" Part of the Brain, by Matthew Alper
January 5, 2024 at 1:34 pm
"The 'God' Part of the Brain" by Matthew Alper - I found any mention of this book only once on this forum, on a thread that's more than 10 years old.
Is anyone here familiar with this book? Although I haven't read it, I have heard the author interviewed about it, so I have an overview or superficial idea of what it's about.
In an interview with the author, they're discussing the gene or series of genes involved in producing a belief in deities, an afterlife, etc., and he's asked, "how did it get there - who put it there?" The way he responds to this is rather vague, and essentially, he simply doesn't know.
There is another book - one that I have read ("Rule by Secrecy" by Jim Marrs), that inspired me to come up with a possible explanation that would answer that question (of who put it there or how it got there); essentially, it's the portion of the book that discusses Hasan's method of recruiting people to make them assassins.
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RE: The "God" Part of the Brain, by Matthew Alper
January 5, 2024 at 2:21 pm
Ugh, Jim Marrs.
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RE: The "God" Part of the Brain, by Matthew Alper
January 5, 2024 at 3:29 pm
While having no training or skills in neuroscience and a kind of lackadaisical disdain for philosophy, I strongly suspect that religious beliefs are more the result of nurture than nature.
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‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
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RE: The "God" Part of the Brain, by Matthew Alper
January 5, 2024 at 3:43 pm
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RE: The "God" Part of the Brain, by Matthew Alper
January 5, 2024 at 3:44 pm
The "god" part of the brain is in the same part of the brain as, Santa, Voldemort, Buzz Lightyear.
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RE: The "God" Part of the Brain, by Matthew Alper
January 5, 2024 at 3:49 pm
(January 5, 2024 at 3:44 pm)no one Wrote: The "god" part of the brain is in the same part of the brain as, Santa, Voldemort, Buzz Lightyear.
You forgot superman, god damn it.
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RE: The "God" Part of the Brain, by Matthew Alper
January 5, 2024 at 5:44 pm
(January 5, 2024 at 3:29 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: While having no training or skills in neuroscience and a kind of lackadaisical disdain for philosophy, I strongly suspect that religious beliefs are more the result of nurture than nature.
Boru
To that point, Have you ever seen the documentary 'Jesus Camp'?
"For the only way to eternal glory is a life lived in service of our Lord, FSM; Verily it is FSM who is the perfect being the name higher than all names, king of all kings and will bestow upon us all, one day, The great reclaiming" -The Prophet Boiardi-
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RE: The "God" Part of the Brain, by Matthew Alper
January 5, 2024 at 5:48 pm
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RE: The "God" Part of the Brain, by Matthew Alper
January 5, 2024 at 6:17 pm
(January 5, 2024 at 5:44 pm)Nay_Sayer Wrote: (January 5, 2024 at 3:29 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: While having no training or skills in neuroscience and a kind of lackadaisical disdain for philosophy, I strongly suspect that religious beliefs are more the result of nurture than nature.
Boru
To that point, Have you ever seen the documentary 'Jesus Camp'?
I have not.
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RE: The "God" Part of the Brain, by Matthew Alper
January 5, 2024 at 6:26 pm
(January 5, 2024 at 6:17 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: (January 5, 2024 at 5:44 pm)Nay_Sayer Wrote: To that point, Have you ever seen the documentary 'Jesus Camp'?
I have not.
Boru
It follows a number of kids going to a bible camp where they are heavily indoctrinated (More so than they already are). They are told they have prophetic abilities, and they are to take back America for Jesus.
It's worth a viewing.
"For the only way to eternal glory is a life lived in service of our Lord, FSM; Verily it is FSM who is the perfect being the name higher than all names, king of all kings and will bestow upon us all, one day, The great reclaiming" -The Prophet Boiardi-
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