This chapter examines the profound connection between sexuality and religious rituals, proposing that both may have evolutionary origins. Featuring insights from a medical expert, the discussion highlights how animal mating behaviors have transformed into intricate human practices that intertwine spiritual and sexual dimensions.
"You heretics!" That's probably what you'd say if we told you that sexual pleasure gave birth to religion. Sex and god? They're like oil and water, non-overlapping magisteria. But in a bold new book called "Sex, God, and the Brain," researcher and physician Andrew Newberg shows that the underlying biological mechanisms of spiritual and sexual experiences are identical.
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