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1、TheBELIEFINSTINCTTheBELIEFINSTINCTTHEPSYCHOLOGYOFSOULS,DESTINY,ANDTHEMEANINGOFLIFEJesseBeringW.W.NORTON&COMPANYNewYork•LondonCopyright©2011byJesseBeringOriginallypublishedinGreatBritainunderthetitleTheGodInstinct:ThePsychologyofSouls,Destiny,andtheMeaningofLifeAllrightsreservedForinfo
2、rmationaboutpermissiontoreproduceselectionsfromthisbook,writetoPermissions,W.W.Norton&Company,Inc.,500FifthAvenue,NewYork,NY10110ISBN:978-0-393-08041-4W.W.Norton&Company,Inc.500FifthAvenue,NewYork,N.Y.10110www.wwnorton.comW.W.Norton&CompanyItd.CastleHouse,75/76WellsStreet,LondonW1T3QT
3、Formyfather,WilliamCONTENTSAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1.TheHistoryofanIllusion2.ALifewithoutPurpose3.Signs,Signs,EverywhereSigns4.CuriouslyImmortal5.WhenGodThrowsPeopleOffBridges6.GodasAdaptiveIllusion7.AndThenYouDieNotesSuggestedAdditionalReadingTHECHILD:I’mfrightened.THEWOMAN:Andsoy
4、oushouldbe,darling.Terriblyfrightened.That’showonegrowsupintoadecent,god-fearingman.—Jean-PaulSartre,TheFlies(1937)ACKNOWLEDGMENTSLET’SFACEIT—BOOKSaboutscienceandreligioncanbeawfullydull.Andthereisn’texactlyashortageinthemarketplaceinthisparticulargenre.SoforthesereasonsI’mespeciallyg
5、ratefultoapatientgroupofpeopleinthepublishingworldwholistenedtomelongenoughtorealizethat,perhaps,Imighthavesomethingalittlebitdifferenttosayonthattiredoldhorseofasubject,theexistenceofGod.Wereitnotforthesepeople’ssupport,thebookthatyou’reholdinginyourhandrightnowwouldprobablybebusilyg
6、rowingcobwebsinararebookseller’sboutique,sandwichedamongadozenobscure,self-publishedbooksonmetaphysicsorreincarnationorsomesuchimpenetrableemanationsoftheauthors’strange,hallucinatorymatter.Thesesupportivepeopleincludemyagent,PeterTallackofTheScienceFactory,whopatientlyheldmyhandfromt
7、heveryfirstdayandhelpedmenavigateapublishinguniversethatwasquiteforeigntome;andAngelavonderLippeandNickBrealey,myeditorsatW.W.NortonandNicholasBrealeyPublishing,respectively,whosecriticalandtalentedeyesforcedmetorethink,reedit,andrewritethisbookafewtimesover.Assuchthingsgo,I’mreasonab
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