HIDD’n HADD in Intelligent Design
The idea that religious belief is ‘almost inevitable’ is so forcefully argued by Justin Barrett (2004, 2012) that it can warrant justifiable concern (Shook, 2017; Sterelny, 2018) - especially since he claims atheism is an unnatural handicap (2012, p. 203). In this article, I argue that religious bel...
| Publié dans: | Journal of cognition and culture |
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Brill
[2020]
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| Dans: |
Journal of cognition and culture
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| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Barrett, Justin L. 1971-
/ Dessein intelligent
/ Religiosité
/ Dieu
/ Foi
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| RelBib Classification: | AA Sciences des religions AB Philosophie de la religion AE Psychologie de la religion NBC Dieu NBD Création |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
HADD
B Dessein intelligent B Religion B Agency Detection B cognitive science of religion |
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Volltext (Verlag) Volltext (doi) |
| Résumé: | The idea that religious belief is ‘almost inevitable’ is so forcefully argued by Justin Barrett (2004, 2012) that it can warrant justifiable concern (Shook, 2017; Sterelny, 2018) - especially since he claims atheism is an unnatural handicap (2012, p. 203). In this article, I argue that religious belief in Homo sapiens isn’t inevitable - and that Barrett does agree when pushed. I describe the role played by a Hyperactive Agency Detection Device (HADD) in the generation of belief in God as necessary but insufficient in explaining religious culture - I distance myself from some common conceptions of HADD and the view I take of it is unorthodox. I point out that the conclusion to Barrett’s (2004) book, ‘Why Would Anyone Believe in God?’ is a fine example of the very hyperactive agency detection Barrett himself describes, and is therefore highly suspect. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5373 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Journal of cognition and culture
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685373-12340086 |