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Evidence suggests our hard-wired belief in immortality may be the root of core religious beliefs
January 30, 2014 by NewsBot
Most people, regardless of race, religion or culture, believe they are immortal. That is, people believe that part of themselves - some indelible core, soul or essence - will transcend the body's death and live forever. But what is this essence? Why do we believe it survives? And why is this belief so unshakable?
