Is There Really Nothing After Death?
Is humanity the creation of God—or is God the product of human evolution? From the dawn of civilization, every culture on Earth—no matter how isolated—has held beliefs in a spiritual realm, a soul, and life after death. According to Matthew Alper, this universal pattern is no accident. Instead, it reflects a genetically hardwired adaptation that evolved as a coping mechanism to help humans deal with the paralyzing awareness of mortality.
In his provocative and acclaimed book The “God” Part of the Brain, Alper draws on philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, and evolutionary biology to argue that spirituality is not divine revelation but an evolutionary trait. This bold theory has earned praise from world-renowned scientists, secular humanists, and theologians for its clarity, originality, and courage in tackling one of humanity’s oldest questions.
Whether you are a spiritual seeker or a committed atheist, this conversation will challenge your assumptions about the origins of religion, the afterlife, and human consciousness itself.
