Born to Believe

God, Science, and the Origin of Ordinary and Extraordinary Beliefs

By: Andrew Newberg, Mark Robert Waldman

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Paperback | 2 October 2007 | Edition Number 1

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Born to Believe was previously published in hardcover as Why We Believe What We Believe.

Prayer...meditation...speaking in tongues. What do these spiritual activities share and how do they differ? Why do some people believe in God, while others embrace atheism? From the ordinary to the extraordinary, beliefs give meaning to the mysteries of life. They motivate us, provide us with our individual uniqueness, and ultimately change the structure and function of our brains.

In Born to Believe, Andrew Newberg, MD, and Mark Waldman reveal -- for the very first time -- how our complex views, memories, superstitions, morals, and beliefs are created by the neural activities of the brain. Supported by groundbreaking original research, they explain how our brains construct our deepest convictions and fondest assumptions about reality and the world around us. Using science, psychology, and religion, the authors offer recommendations for exercising your brain in order to develop a more life-affirming, flexible range of attitudes. Knowing how the brain builds meaning, value, spirituality, and truth into your life will change forever the way you look at yourself and the world.

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"Should be required reading for every person, young and old, who has the courage to open his or her mind and explore the biological basis of belief."

-- Sandra Blakeslee, author of The Body Has a Mind of Its Own

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Non-Fiction Religion & Beliefs Religion History of Religion Mind, Body, Spirit Thought and Practice Science Science in General Popular Science Biology, Life Sciences Psychology Psychological Theory, Systems, Schools of Thought & Viewpoints

Preface	p. xvii
How the Brain Makes Our Reality
The Power of Belief	p. 3
A Mountain of Misperceptions: Searching for Beliefs in a Haystack of Neurons	p. 16
Reality, Illusions, and the Aunt Who Cried Wolf: The Construction of Perceptual Beliefs	p. 45
Santa Claus, Lucky Numbers, and the Magician in Our Brain: The Biology of Conceptual Beliefs	p. 70
Childhood Development and Mortality
Parents, Peas, and "Putty Tats": The Development of Childhood Beliefs	p. 103
Ordinary Criminals Like You and Me: The Gap between Behavior and Moral Beliefs	p. 132
Spiritual Beliefs and the Brain
Nuns, Buddhists, and the Reality of Spiritual Beliefs	p. 167
Speaking in Tongues	p. 191
The Atheist Who Prayed to God	p. 215
Becoming a Better Believer	p. 246
Epilogue: Life, the Universe, and Our "Ultimate" Beliefs	p. 273
Endnotes	p. 281
Acknowledgments	p. 309
Index	p. 311
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