The Self Illusion sports the sometimes destructive power of

the sometimes destructive power of the maternal instinct

and coming of age on the beach

and a kind of faith

is swept up in the media storm

sardines—and how these games relate to the nature of God

The Self Illusion sports the sometimes destructive power ofMost of us believe that we are unique and coherent individuals, but are we? The idea of a "self" has existed ever since humans began to live in groups and become sociable. Those who embrace the self as an individual in the West, or a member of the group in the East, feel fulfilled and purposeful. This experience seems incredibly real but a wealth of recent scientific evidence reveals that this notion of the independent, coherent self is an illusion it