Counterintuitiveness as the hallmark of religiosity
This article presents empirical evidence for the hypothesis that persons consider counterintuitive representations more likely to be religious than other kinds of beliefs. In three studies the subjects were asked to rate the probable religiousness of various kinds of imaginary beliefs. The results s...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
2003
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| In: |
Religion
Year: 2003, Volume: 33, Issue: 4, Pages: 341-355 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Intuition
/ Religion
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| RelBib Classification: | AE Psychology of religion |
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| Summary: | This article presents empirical evidence for the hypothesis that persons consider counterintuitive representations more likely to be religious than other kinds of beliefs. In three studies the subjects were asked to rate the probable religiousness of various kinds of imaginary beliefs. The results show that counterintuitive representations in general, and counterintuitive representations involving a conscious agent in particular, are considered much more likely to be religious. Counterintuitiveness thus seems to be an important element in a folk-understanding of religion. |
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| Item Description: | Mit 3 Abbildungen |
| ISSN: | 0048-721X |
| Contains: | In: Religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1016/j.religion.2003.09.001 |