The Divine Part of the Brain: A Scientific Interpretation of God and Spirituality

Does God Exist? Most people are concerned about whether God exists and what he is like. Matthew Alper, in The Divine Brain, poses a revolutionary question: Why does God exist? The conclusion is unusual and controversial. With impeccable logic, the author demonstrates that spirituality is nothing more than an evolutionary resource that has allowed the human species to cope with its greatest fear: death. Alper uses extensive research and the principles of evolutionary theory to explain how our brains created the concept of a higher power to process the fear caused by the knowledge that death is inevitable.