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A spiritual ‘gene’?
Bringing a spiritual perspective to daily life
Is there a gene that determines how spiritual we are - how close we can feel to the divine? Molecular biologist Dean Hamer would say yes. In his book “The God Gene: How Faith Is Hardwired into Our Genes,” Mr. Hamer outlines that he has scientifically shown that individuals who are able to consistently reach a transcendent spiritual mental state have a specific gene in common. And he believes there could be other gene combinations that bring about the same effect.
Time magazine concluded in an Oct. 25 story on this new finding that, “Our most profound feelings of spirituality, according to a literal reading of Hamer’s work, may be due to little more than an occasional shot of intoxicating brain chemicals governed by our DNA.” And Hamer agrees that he actually sees every thought and feeling human beings experience as a result of the activity of the brain. Another study in the same article concluded that whether or not we’re drawn to God at all is “hardwired into our genes.”
(Christian Science Monitor)
csmonitor.com/2004/1129/p18s01-hfcs.html
Bringing a spiritual perspective to daily life
Is there a gene that determines how spiritual we are - how close we can feel to the divine? Molecular biologist Dean Hamer would say yes. In his book “The God Gene: How Faith Is Hardwired into Our Genes,” Mr. Hamer outlines that he has scientifically shown that individuals who are able to consistently reach a transcendent spiritual mental state have a specific gene in common. And he believes there could be other gene combinations that bring about the same effect.
Time magazine concluded in an Oct. 25 story on this new finding that, “Our most profound feelings of spirituality, according to a literal reading of Hamer’s work, may be due to little more than an occasional shot of intoxicating brain chemicals governed by our DNA.” And Hamer agrees that he actually sees every thought and feeling human beings experience as a result of the activity of the brain. Another study in the same article concluded that whether or not we’re drawn to God at all is “hardwired into our genes.”
(Christian Science Monitor)
csmonitor.com/2004/1129/p18s01-hfcs.html
