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<blockquote data-quote="Old Man Jingles" data-source="post: 4311894" data-attributes="member: 18222"><p><strong><span style="font-size: 26px"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_gene" target="_blank">The GOD Gene</a></span></strong></p><p></p><p>The <strong>God gene</strong> hypothesis proposes that human <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_spirit" target="_blank">spirituality</a> is influenced by heredity and that a specific <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene" target="_blank">gene</a>, called <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesicular_monoamine_transporter_2" target="_blank">vesicular monoamine transporter 2</a> (VMAT2), predisposes humans towards <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirituality" target="_blank">spiritual</a> or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mysticism" target="_blank">mystic</a> experiences.</p><p>The idea has been proposed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetics" target="_blank">geneticist</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Hamer" target="_blank">Dean Hamer</a> in the 2004 book called <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_God_Gene:_How_Faith_is_Hardwired_into_our_Genes&action=edit&redlink=1" target="_blank">The God Gene: How Faith is Hardwired into our Genes</a></em>.</p><p></p><p>The God gene hypothesis is based on a combination of behavioral genetic, neurobiological and psychological studies.</p><p>The major arguments of the hypothesis are:</p><p>(1) spirituality can be quantified by psychometric measurements;</p><p>(2) the underlying tendency to spirituality is partially <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heritable" target="_blank">heritable</a>;</p><p>(3) part of this heritability can be attributed to the gene VMAT2;</p><p>(4) this gene acts by altering <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoamine" target="_blank">monoamine</a> levels; and</p><p>(5) spirituality provides an evolutionary advantage by providing individuals with an innate sense of optimism.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Old Man Jingles, post: 4311894, member: 18222"] [B][SIZE=7][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_gene']The GOD Gene[/URL][/SIZE][/B] The [B]God gene[/B] hypothesis proposes that human [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_spirit']spirituality[/URL] is influenced by heredity and that a specific [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene']gene[/URL], called [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesicular_monoamine_transporter_2']vesicular monoamine transporter 2[/URL] (VMAT2), predisposes humans towards [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirituality']spiritual[/URL] or [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mysticism']mystic[/URL] experiences. The idea has been proposed by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetics']geneticist[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Hamer']Dean Hamer[/URL] in the 2004 book called [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_God_Gene:_How_Faith_is_Hardwired_into_our_Genes&action=edit&redlink=1']The God Gene: How Faith is Hardwired into our Genes[/URL][/I]. The God gene hypothesis is based on a combination of behavioral genetic, neurobiological and psychological studies. The major arguments of the hypothesis are: (1) spirituality can be quantified by psychometric measurements; (2) the underlying tendency to spirituality is partially [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heritable']heritable[/URL]; (3) part of this heritability can be attributed to the gene VMAT2; (4) this gene acts by altering [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoamine']monoamine[/URL] levels; and (5) spirituality provides an evolutionary advantage by providing individuals with an innate sense of optimism. [/QUOTE]
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