Are People Born to be Believers, or are Gods Born to be Believed?
Proposals that god-belief is an innate capacity of all humanity have not been confirmed by empirical studies. Scientific disciplines presently lean against god-belief’s innateness. Perhaps religion should be relieved that belief in gods is not innate. Intuitive cognitive functions supporting god-bel...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2017
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Method & theory in the study of religion
Year: 2017, Volume: 29, Issue: 4/5, Pages: 353-373 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
God
/ Faith
/ Innate ideas
/ Kognitive Religionswissenschaft
/ Anthropology
/ Theology
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| RelBib Classification: | AA Study of religion AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism AE Psychology of religion FA Theology NBE Anthropology |
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Religion
science of religion
anthropology
cognitive science
theology
popular religion
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