The "God" Part of the Brain

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Summary: Well written and exciting book
Review: Matthew Alper has produced a well researched and well written book that is both convincing and exciting to read. It is logical, coherent, and answers a lot of questions about who we are as humans and how we reached our current state of social evolution. I believe most open-minded persons, after reading this book, would find it difficult not to accept that we are evolutionary beings whose behavior is substancially governed by our genetic make up.

Another excellent book of similar subject matter is "The Science of Good and Evil" by Michael Shermer.

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Summary: A Mind opening experience
Review: Mr. Alper has done an excellent job in presenting his theories. He covers everything from the scientific, biological, medical fact and theory, to the psycological aspects, to logical arguments, to support his theory that a belief in a God and the spiritual experience is a natural,necessary "prewired" function of the brain for survival of our species. He puts up quite a convincing argument for his theory. This book will open some minds, challenge others, give support to the like minded and probably infuriate the closed minded fundamentalists of ALL religions. This book will make a lot of people rethink their beliefs, open new possibilities for others or just raise the passions on just about every front. A MUST READ!