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election and the Descent of Man (Chicago: Aldine Publishing Co., 1972), p. 139. I.E.O. Wilson, Sociobiology: The New Synthesis (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1975). "Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1976). "John Cacioppo, "Loneliness: Conceptualization," (In press),

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

ress, 1993), 178. The most lucid and succinct historical treatment remains Frank E. Manuel, The Eighteenth Century Confronts the Gods (Cambridge: Harvard University Press. 1959). I have in mind such authors as John William Draper, History of the Conflict between Religion and Science (1874), and Andrew Dickson White

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

4 Selection and the Descent of Man (Chicago: Aldine Publishing Co., 1972), p. 139. 'E.O. Wilson, Sociobiology: The New Synthesis (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1975). Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1976). ‘John Cacioppo, “Loneliness: Conceptualization,” (In press), pp.

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

ty Press, 1993), 178. The most lucid and succinct historical treatment remains Frank E. Manuel, 7he Fighteenth Century Confronts the Gods (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1959). 'Thave in mind such authors as John William Draper, History of the Conflict between Religion and Science (1874), and Andrew Dickson White, A

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