Thursday, January 20, 2022
Is humanity wired to believe in God? All too often, science and religion are portrayed at odds with each other, yet at research labs across the country, scientists
are studying the human brain and its relationship to our religious beliefs and practices. Author Jeffrey Small examines questions such as why mystics from the various world religions seem to have similar experiences of the divine, whether a “God part of the brain” exists, evolutionary theories for religion, and the science behind prayer and meditation.