Epstein Secrets

ome selection within groups. He further suggested that group selection is nearly always weak, so that group-related adaptations do not exist (3). Richard Dawkins (I) popularized the notion that traits which evolve arc adaptive at the gene level through his use of the metaphor of the selfish gene. Genes ser

-8). For instance, in The God Delusion, Richard Dawkins places specific Judeo- Christian theological doct

ion—may be seen by the sufferer as a world of inescapable threat! How might these cognitions and perceptions influence physiology and health? As Berntson shows in his chapter, the brain regions involved in emotional and perceptual processes are intimately related to brain regions involved in the re

Science (1874), and Andrew Dickson White, A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom (1896). For a more recent example, see Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2008). Charles Taylor, A Secular Age (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2007), 270-95. I For a

m (1896). For a more recent example, see Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 20

he divining. Those arc questions amenable to empirical investigation, and it is at that juncture that we can see benefit from our discussions. As Berntson says, "beliefs color the way we perceive the world, they direct and shape our actions, and define our personalities." Studying and debating about

(3-8). For instance, in 7he God Delusion, Richard Dawkins places specific Judeo- Christian theological doct

science (or religion) is the one and only valid way of understanding human behavior and the world around us (3-8). For instance, in 7he God Delusion, Richard Dawkins places specific Judeo- Christian theological doctrines under the scrutiny of science only to find that none passes scientific muster. The vast major

lation—may be seen by the sufferer as a world of inescapable threat.’ How might these cognitions and perceptions influence physiology and health? As Berntson shows in his chapter, the brain regions involved in emotional and perceptual processes are intimately related to brain regions involved in the regula

and Science (1874), and Andrew Dickson White, A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom (1896). For a more recent example, see Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2008). ' Charles Taylor, A Secular Age (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2007), 270-95. ' For a sa

om (1896). For a more recent example, see Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2008

theological perspectives) that have the potential to drive us apart can instead be 148 Page shaped to release creative energy and shared purpose. Berntson notes that “beliefs and emotions have consequences, both behavioral and physiological.” The network starts from the premise that one can learn about