What are you even talking about lol.

Altruism and selflessness that benefit the group are developed in individual organisms as a mechanism to increase group success. Genes, changes at the epigenetic level in the parents and environmental factors before, during, and after pregnancy and the birth of a child influence their behavior and personality. There doesn't need to be an "immortal spirit" that dictates how your baby acts.

Yes, the spark of life itself is rather interesting and seems a lot harder to bring back than put out, but I'm not sure you're really getting the main points of the book. And science on the matter has come a loooong way since 2006.

Anti-science rhetoric is part of their anti-critical thinking stance, leaders want followers to be nice and obedient and that's just their way of making sure everyone in the flock stays nice and ignorant to the fact they're being fleeced. There's a lot of interplay between politics and evangelical christians for a while now and it's impossible to understand their "movement" without knowing who has been empowering them and their ideals and why.