Oh! I just remembered the book I was going to tell you about -- "Why God Won't Go Away: Brain Science & the Biology of Belief" by Andre Newberg, MD and Eugene D'Aquili, MD, PhD. Doesn't exactly address genetics but I think you're headed more toward the physiology of religion, which it does address. Julie Krueger ========Original Message======== Subj: [lit-ideas] Re: The Essence of This Date: 10/8/04 12:16:18 PM Central Daylight Time From: _aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) To: _lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) , _lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) Sent on: -----Original Message----- From: JimKandJulieB@xxxxxxx Sent: Oct 7, 2004 10:18 PM To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: The Essence of This And with good reason. (And some that should have, IMHO, didn't.) I personally believe Ecclesiastes made it so there would be something helpful for secularists to read in primarily sacred texts. And because it's universal in its message. Julie Krueger With good reason depending on who was doing the censoring. I've never taken much interest in the Bible, but one day I'll read Ecclesiastes. In the meantime, I re-read that story on information not being able to be destroyed. While Science News refers to concrete things such as books, they don't define "information". Negatively and positively charged particles inside and outside black holes. Yeah, so? Too other-dimensional for me. In the meantime, I can't find the article on religion being a genetic thing. Don't even remember where I saw it. I suspect the predisposition to religion is like the predisposition to language or the ability to create art and literature, but I will reserve judgment until I find the God-forsaken thing. Genetics may answer the question as to why we seem to need God more than God needs us. I'll dig up Ecclesiastes this weekend and read a verse or two. Andy Amago ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html