Page |2 Invisible Forces and Unseen Powers: Gravity, Gods, and Minds Preface this model would work is discussed in terms of the relation between love and 1. Invisible Forces Operating on Human the tension between the aevpe. creas. Bodies and eros models of Christian love. Gravity is an invisible force that holds us to the surface of the earth, and the fact “3 that gravity is invisible does not place it The Status of the Body Politic and the beyond scientific scrutiny. Similarly, Status of the Body Itself humans are a quintessentially social species whose need for social connection 4. Health by Connection: From Social produces invisible forces on our brain, Brains to Resilient Bodies behavior, and biology that are subject to Most people feel socially connected most scientific investigation. Among these are of the time. Felt connectedness is forces that compel us to seek trusting and typically taken for granted, but the meaningful connections with others and effects of its absence, as experienced in to seck Inrange and connection with feelings of isolation, demonstrate that something bigger than ourselves. The our evolutionary heritage as a social story of these invisible forces speaks to species has potent implications for health who we are as a species. and well-being. From Selfish Genes to Social Brains From Relationships to People and Groups to Relationships with God 2. The Social Nature of Humankind The human brain has evolved under the 5. Psychosomatic Relations: From guidance of selfish genes to produce : we . . more than a brain that is capable of Superstition to Mortality ; powerful, isolated information It has long been recognized that mental processing operations. The human brain states can impact health and well being, also evolved with inherent capacities for but the causal pathways have only social cognition, compassion, empathy, recently begun to be understood. bonding, coordination, cooperation, Thoughts, beliefs and attitudes can have values, mortalit