The belief instinct
Subtitle: the psychology of souls, destiny, and the meaning of life
By: Jesse Bering
Publisher: W.W. Norton
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9780393341263
Copyright date: 2011
Subjects: Spirituality; Religious aspects; Psychology; Psychology and religion; Psychological aspects
Work titles: God instinct
Description: An evolutionary psychologist examines humans' belief in God and argues that it evolved in the species as an "adaptive illusion" that originally had an evolutionary purpose, now outdated, that ensured the survival of the human race.
Notes: Originally published in Great Britain under the title: The God instinct. originally published as a Norton paperback 2012.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Internet Archive 2
Table of contents: title: The history of an illusion; title: A life without purpose; title: Signs, signs, everywhere signs; title: Curiously immortal; title: When God throws people off bridges; title: God as adaptive illusion; title: And then you die.