(September 10, 2011 at 8:37 pm)Rayaan Wrote: All these "God gene" findings are oversimplified and it doesn't seem like there is going to be much of an effect on our beliefs by removing these genes. This might be a hoax or something.
The 'god genes' as they call them, contain nothing more than the code for monoamine transmitters which regulate the levels of neurotransmitters in our brain. These neurotransmitters, such as dopamine, have been linked to our beliefs, such as people with more dopamine are more likely to believe in god.
And as it turns out, these neurotransmitters are the strongest influence you have on whether you believe in god or not. Even stronger than your family environment.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
