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While nobody has identified any gene for religion, there are certainly some candidate genes that may influence human personality and confer a tendency to religious feelings. Some of the genes likely to be involved are those which control levels of different chemicals called neurotransmitters in the brain.

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Religion has endured since the dawn of human consciousness precisely because it encompasses so much of being human. No idea has endured so long, gathered up so many disparate needs and wants and feelings, and inspired so many different paths towards understanding it.

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A lot of people are very critical of modern reproductive processes without understanding all the ins and outs.

Robert Winston

Although religion might be useful in developing a solid moral framework - and enforcing it - we can quite easily develop moral intuitions without relying on religion.

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The disturbed individual who believes himself to be Christ, or to receive messages from God, is something of a cliche in our society. Ever since Sigmund Freud, many people have associated religiosity with neurosis and mental illness.

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To build and strengthen new connections, the brain needs the challenge of fresh and unusual stimuli..... There's a lot of evidence to suggest that repetition is bad for brain health, and novelty is good.

Robert Winston

Robert Winston

Robert Winston

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Born: July 15, 1940 (age 85)

Bio: Robert Maurice Lipson Winston, Baron Winston is a British professor, medical doctor, scientist, television presenter and Labour Party politician.

Known for:

Utterly Amazing Science (2014)
Utterly Amazing Human Body (2015)
Science Experiments (2011)
Human Instinct (2002)

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