?God? Part of the Brain, The

from Sherm1

The best thing about this book is Alper's explanation of why the United States is an outlier among first world countries in terms of religious belief. His thesis is that religion has a genetic basis, the U.S. was founded by religious fanatics, and about 40% of the current population is descended ...

from Sherm1

The best thing about this book is Alper's explanation of why the United States is an outlier among first world countries in terms of religious belief. His thesis is that religion has a genetic basis, the U.S. was founded by religious fanatics, and about 40% of the current population is descended ...

from drardavis

OMG! It made sense all the way up to the planaria heading for the light, about half way through. Then logic died and was replaced by the fallacy of correlation implying causation. That, and many, many reasonable sounding anecdotes. Not until the final chapter does Alper come right out and declare...

from merrittfamily1990

excellent book!

from merrittfamily1990

excellent book!