and "A lively manifesto...For the discipline's specific application to the matter at hand, I've seen nothing that matches the fury of The and "God and " Part of the Brain, which perhaps explains why it's earned something of a cult following. and " -Salon.comIn this revised cult classic, the author offers a systematic, scientific argument that shows why belief in God is an inherent evolutionary mechanism that enables us to cope with our greatest, universal terror-death.Originally published in 1996, Matthew Alper's book is a personal journey that has been adopted by over 25 colleges and universities and has sparked commentary by world-renowned scientists such as E. O. Wilson and E. Fuller Torry.Here for the first time is a reasoned, compassionate, spiritual journey into the world of science, where God is not so much an illusion as a hallmark of the very way in which we think. and "[E]xcellent reading. and "-Edward O. Wilson, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner