Some Comments on the Alleged Innateness of Religion

This response assesses the claim that Barrett views religious beliefs as non-cultural entities that stem from “innate” cognitive systems “meant for” a “singular idea of God.” By briefly reviewing the literature and Barrett’s actual position—that people are especially sensitive to learning religious...

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Publié dans:Method & theory in the study of religion
Auteur principal: Purzycki, Benjamin Grant (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Brill 2017
Dans: Method & theory in the study of religion
Année: 2017, Volume: 29, Numéro: 4/5, Pages: 411-421
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Foi / Idées innées / Religion naturelle / Kognitive Religionswissenschaft
RelBib Classification:AA Sciences des religions
AE Psychologie de la religion
Sujets non-standardisés:B Cognition naturalness of religion cognitive science of religion
Accès en ligne: Volltext (Verlag)
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Résumé:This response assesses the claim that Barrett views religious beliefs as non-cultural entities that stem from “innate” cognitive systems “meant for” a “singular idea of God.” By briefly reviewing the literature and Barrett’s actual position—that people are especially sensitive to learning religious beliefs by virtue of cognitive systems that function in domains more mundane than religion—I conclude that the target article misrepresents Barrett’s views about the naturalness of religion.
ISSN:1570-0682
Référence:Kommentar zu "Are People Born to be Believers, or are Gods Born to be Believed? (2017)"
Kommentar in "Reply to Commentaries on “Are People Born to be Believers, or are Gods Born to be Believed?” (2017)"
Contient:In: Method & theory in the study of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15700682-12341403