The band name was derived from an episode of The X-Files that dramatized a theory about a part of the human brain rumored to be responsible for mankind's belief in religion and the concept of God.
ðə bˈænd nˈeɪm wʌz dᵻɹˈaɪvd fɹʌm ɐn ˈɛpɪsˌoʊd ʌvðɪ ˈɛksfˈaɪlz ðæt dɹˈæmɐtˌaɪzd ɐ θˈiəɹi ɐbˌaʊt ɐ pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə hjˈuːmən bɹˈeɪn ɹˈuːmɚd təbi ɹᵻspˈɑːnsᵻbəl fɔːɹ mæŋkˈaɪndz bᵻlˈiːf ɪn ɹᵻlˈɪdʒən ænd ðə kˈɑːnsɛpt ʌv ɡˈɑːd.