8 Quotes about Science from The God Parasite: Revelation of Neuroscience (by Abhijit Naskar)

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The God Parasite: Revelation of Neuroscience quotes about science

Throughout the evolution of mankind our very much primordial ancestors had one thing in common, it was ignorance. This ignorance gave birth to fear. Fear of the unknown became a quintessential element of their daily survival. To ace the intensity of the fear, rituals of worship arose.

— Abhijit Naskar, The God Parasite: Revelation of Neuroscience


Primitive humans could not comprehend the vastness of infinity and eternity, so as a trick of self-preservation they came up with the perception of survival of the soul after death and its recurring incarnations.

— Abhijit Naskar, The God Parasite: Revelation of Neuroscience


God heals as well as God kills.

— Abhijit Naskar, The God Parasite: Revelation of Neuroscience


Man’s earliest prereligious fear of the natural forces gradually became religious in nature and got personalized and spiritualized. Eventually he learnt to say ‘God works in a mysterious way’.

— Abhijit Naskar, The God Parasite: Revelation of Neuroscience


​Man created God due to his selfish desires.

— Abhijit Naskar, The God Parasite: Revelation of Neuroscience


​God is hardwired within the neural circuitry.

— Abhijit Naskar, The God Parasite: Revelation of Neuroscience


God is created by the brain and can also be destroyed by the brain. But this way ‘Love’ doesn’t exist either, because it also is the result of molecular interaction within the brain. Love is a result of complex and mind-blowing interactions between neurotransmitters like Oxytocin, Dopamine, Serotonin, Endorphins and the reward center of the brain. Does this mean we should downright stop loving our family or friends? Since there is no existence of actual ‘Love’, should we just deny what our heart feels for our beloved ones? Whatever the answer is, the same goes for the faith upon divine existence. Only one thing to remember – Love gives life, so should faith.

— Abhijit Naskar, The God Parasite: Revelation of Neuroscience


Regardless of the perpetual battle between believers and atheists, for me, religion is a tool of making friends, rather than making enemies.

— Abhijit Naskar, The God Parasite: Revelation of Neuroscience