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Supernatural Selection
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Author : Matt Rossano
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2010-05-28
Supernatural Selection written by Matt Rossano and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05-28 with Psychology categories.
In 2006, scientist Richard Dawkins published a blockbuster bestseller, The God Delusion. This atheist manifesto sparked a furious reaction from believers, who have responded with numerous books of their own. By pitting science against religion, however, this debate overlooks what science can tell us about religion. According to evolutionary psychologist Matt J. Rossano, what science reveals is that religion made us human. In Supernatural Selection, Rossano presents an evolutionary history of religion. Neither an apologist for religion nor a religion-basher, he draws together evidence from a wide range of disciplines to show the valuable--even essential--adaptive purpose served by systematic belief in the supernatural. The roots of religion stretch as far back as half a million years, when our ancestors developed the motor control to engage in social rituals--that is, to sing and dance together. Then, about 70,000 years ago, a global ecological crisis drove humanity to the edge of extinction. It forced the survivors to create new strategies for survival, and religious rituals were foremost among them. Fundamentally, Rossano writes, religion is a way for humans to relate to each other and the world around them--and, in the grim struggles of prehistory, it offered significant survival and reproductive advantages. It emerged as our ancestors' first health care system, and a critical part of that health care system was social support. Religious groups tended to be far more cohesive, which gave them a competitive advantage over non-religious groups, and enabled them to conquer the globe. Rather than focusing on one aspect of religion, as many theorists do, Rossano offers an all-encompassing approach that is rich with surprises, insights, and provocative conclusions.
Supernatural Selection
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Author : Juan Vine
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017-06-13
Supernatural Selection written by Juan Vine and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-13 with categories.
n Supernatural Selection, writer presents an evolutionary history of religion. Neither an apologist for religion nor a religion basher, he draws together evidence from a wide range of disciplines to show the valuable even essential adaptive purpose served by systematic belief in the supernatural. The roots of religion stretch as far back as half a million years, when our ancestors developed the motor control to engage in social rituals that is, to sing and dance together. Then, about 70,000 years ago, a global ecological crisis drove humanity to the edge of extinction. It forced the survivors to create new strategies for survival, and religious rituals were foremost among them.
H U M A N S The Veiled World
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Author : Susan Reid
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2014-12-09
H U M A N S The Veiled World written by Susan Reid and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-09 with categories.
Creatures born of a different God, or human beings as we call them, know and understand little about the Universe around them- much less the one that mirrors theirs. Things aren't always what they seem to the naked eye, especially when you aren't paying attention. That's the beauty of their world though, it's so easy to live and thrive undetected. My brother Cole and I are twin Hybrid Hunters. We've lived content and discreetly among and like human beings for so long, that many of us, as well as the Elementals that have become like family, have almost forgotten that- we aren't. Like any race of living beings, it's the bad ones that always ruin it for everyone. No good thing can ever last for long no matter what or where you are. The sudden appearance of a deadly Nocturna on our hidden island turned out to be the least of our worries. It was the unexpected attack that left me at the mercy of a disgusting curse and would forever change my life as a born Hunter. The mysterious stranger who simply showed up to claim the undead intruder, turned out to be far more of a dangerous threat to us. I had to learn quickly that even in a perfect world, the hunter becoming the hunted confirms that every being has something to fear-even the Nocturna. And that hunter is . . . Me.
Supernatural And Natural Selection
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Author : Lyle B. Steadman
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-11-17
Supernatural And Natural Selection written by Lyle B. Steadman and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-17 with Social Science categories.
Spanning many different epochs and varieties of religious experience, this book develops a new approach to religion and its role in human history. The authors look across a range of religious phenomena-from ancestor worship to totemism, shamanism, and worldwide modern religions-to offer a new explanation of the evolutionary success of religious behaviors. Their book is more empirical and verifiable than most previous books on evolution and religion because they develop an approach that removes guesswork about beliefs in the supernatural, focusing instead on the behaviors of individuals. The result is a pioneering look at how and why natural selection has favored religious behaviors throughout history.
The Little Known Religious Idea Evolution Of The Mind By Supernatural Selection
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Author : Dimitri Chakhov
language : en
Publisher: DC Books
Release Date : 2020-08-04
The Little Known Religious Idea Evolution Of The Mind By Supernatural Selection written by Dimitri Chakhov and has been published by DC Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-04 with Self-Help categories.
In this book, the author-a professional computer programmer-leaves behind his secular beliefs and seeks a new worldview. Along the way, he learns: The most damaging intellectual mistake you can make The intriguing vision of reality offered in the Gospel The incredible opportunity humans have in this reality How to see evidence of Supreme Intellect This straightforward and heartfelt book is an easy and enjoyable journey into a modern theology of the mind. It will increase your hope and give joy to your spirit. Buy it now.
Vampire With Benefits
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Author : E.J. Russell
language : en
Publisher: Riptide Publishing
Release Date : 2018-11-26
Vampire With Benefits written by E.J. Russell and has been published by Riptide Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-26 with Fiction categories.
A match between a vampire and shifter could be deadly—but this broken beaver doesn’t give a dam. Silent film actor Casimir Moreau had imagined that life as a vampire would be freewheeling and glamorous. Instead, he’s plunged into a restrictive society whose rules he runs afoul of at every turn. To “rehabilitate” him, the vampire council orders him mated to an incubus with impeccable breeding who’ll mold Cas into the upstanding vampire he ought to be. Or else. As an inactive beaver shifter, construction engineer Rusty Johnson has fought—and overcome—bias and disrespect his entire life. But when his longtime boyfriend leaves him for political reasons, Rusty is ready to call it a day. Next stop? Supernatural Selection and his guaranteed perfect mate, a bear shifter living far away from Rusty’s disapproving clan. But then a spell snafu at Supernatural Selection robs both men of their intended husbands. Rusty can’t face returning to his clan, and Cas needs somebody on his arm to keep the council happy, so they agree to pretend to be married. Nobody needs to know their relationship is fake—especially since it’s starting to feel suspiciously like the real thing.
The Non Existence Of God
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Author : Nicholas Everitt
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2004
The Non Existence Of God written by Nicholas Everitt and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Atheism categories.
Arguments for the existence of God have taken many different forms over the centuries: in The Non-Existence of God, Everitt considers all the arguments and examines the role that reason and knowledge play in the debate over God's existence.
Bad Boy S Bard
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Author : E.J. Russell
language : en
Publisher: Reality Optional Press
Release Date : 2017-09-17
Bad Boy S Bard written by E.J. Russell and has been published by Reality Optional Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-17 with Fiction categories.
Old secrets, new lies, and fae behaving badly. What could go wrong? As far as rock star Gareth Kendrick, the last true bard in Faerie, is concerned, the only good Unseelie is . . . well . . . there’s no such thing. Two centuries ago, an Unseelie lord abducted Gareth’s human lover, Niall, and Gareth has neither forgotten nor forgiven. Niall O’Tierney, half-human son of the Unseelie King, had never lost a wager until the day he swore to rid the Seelie court of its bard. That bet cost him everything: his freedom, his family—and his heart. When he’s suddenly face-to-face with Gareth at the ceremony to join the Seelie and Unseelie realms, Niall does the only thing inhumanly possible: he fakes amnesia. Not his finest hour, perhaps, but he never revealed his Unseelie heritage, and to tell the truth now would be to risk Gareth’s revulsion—far harder to bear than two hundred years of imprisonment. Then a new threat to Gareth’s life arises, and he and Niall stage a mad escape into the Outer World, only to discover the fate of all fae resting on their shoulders. But before they can save the realm, they have to tackle something really tough: mending their own broken relationship. The story text of this second edition of Bad Boy's Bard is identical to the first edition.
Practicing Safe Sects
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Author : F. LeRon Shults
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2018-02-12
Practicing Safe Sects written by F. LeRon Shults and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-12 with Science categories.
In Practicing Safe Sects F. LeRon Shults provides scientific and philosophical resources for having “the talk” about religious reproduction: where do gods come from – and what are the costs of bearing them in our culturally pluralistic, ecologically fragile environment?
What Is Darwinism
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Author : Charles Hodge
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1874
What Is Darwinism written by Charles Hodge and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1874 with Evolution categories.