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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Authors: Pyysiäinen, Ilkka 1959- (Author) ; Lindeman, Marjaana (Author) ; Honkela, Timo (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2003
In: Religion
Year: 2003, Volume: 33, Issue: 4, Pages: 341-355
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Intuition / Religion
RelBib Classification:AE Psychology of religion
Online Access: Volltext (doi)