The "God" Part of the Brain, by Matthew Alper

[neil]

"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.

[Thumpalumpacus]

Ugh, Jim Marrs.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

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

[brewer]

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/...inking-cap

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9714272/

https://neurosciencenews.com/pag-spiritu...ogy-19225/

I think Jung would consider this as part of the collective unconsciousness.

[no one]

The "god" part of the brain is in the same part of the brain as, Santa, Voldemort, Buzz Lightyear.

[brewer]

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.

[Nay_Sayer]

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'?

[Angrboda]

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

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.

Boru

[Nay_Sayer]

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.