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Author:

Thomson, J. Anderson.

Title:

Why we believe in god(s) : a concise guide to the science of faith / J. Anderson Thomson, Jr. with Clare Aukofer ; foreword by Richard Dawkins.

Publisher:

Pitchstone Pub.,

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

144 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.

Subject:

Psychology, Religious.
Spirituality--Psychological aspects.
Faith--Psychological aspects.
Religion and science.
Psychology and religion.

Other Authors:

Aukofer, Clare.
Dawkins, Richard, 1941-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

In the beginning was the word : our propensity to believe -- In the image and likeness : evolution 101 -- Our daily bread : craving a caretaker -- All that is seen and unseen : conceiving souls -- Because the bible tells me so : believing in the invisible -- And deliver us from evil : anthropomorphizing god(s) -- Thy will be done : submitting to the law of god(s) -- Wherever two or more of you are gathered : harnessing brain chemistry through ritual -- Oh ye of little faith : discovering the physical evidence of god(s) as by-product -- Lest ye be judged : educating our minds.

ISBN:

0984493212 (pbk.)
9780984493210 (pbk.)

LCCN:

2010053504

Locations:

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

XCPB737 -- Lied Public Library-Essex (Essex)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)