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Why We Believe In God(s): A Concise Guide To The Science Of Faith (2011)

by J. Anderson Thomson(Favorite Author)

3.91 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0984493212 (ISBN13: 9780984493210)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Pitchstone Publishing

review 1: As it has been said that the book was a thin one, that is true I have confirmed it too. The author mentions about the brain structure but in my opininon he can not explain the relationship between why we believe in something and the brain cortexes and the brain functioningHe did forget to talk about something crucial, that is we believe because we need to believe in something because we want to live forever, we want an eternal life, and we are constructing a framework in which there resides a meaning of life, we reason and conclude that we have purposes for being born and for surviving, there must be something superior natural. Particularly, In Islam religion it is said for this life to be a temporary one and a test life and the eternal life is coming after this one and... more we face the hell or the heaven as a result of our doings in this life as if this life was to test us and to prepare us for the next eternal lifeThe book is not scientific, I do not see anything related to the science, there is no proof so where is the science? The author just gives examples from Darwin etcHe has also talked about Darwin, and he did not go to church after he had developed his theory, however he went on taking his wife to church, and while she was praying in church, Darwin himself was walking outside. Darwin did leave the Christian religion or belief I guess.
review 2: I wanted to give it four stars because there are areas I wanted it to expand upon more, but this is meant to be a concise book so just skimming the surface is the point. This book definitely clarifies some of the reasons for religion from an evolutionary psychology perspective. That is what it sets out to do, and that is precisely what it does. It is exactly as advertised, the title sums up what the book is entirely about. less

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