What Does Theology Have to Do With Religion?: Dual-process Accounts, Cognitive Science of Religion and a Curious Blind Spot in Contemporary Theorizing

In the cognitive science of religion (CSR), it is often claimed that religion is a product of information processing system that is nonconscious, automatic and irrational. This view rests on a theoretical basis provided by dual-process accounts (DPA) of reasoning. In this paper, I will provide some...

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Auteur principal: Vainio, Olli-Pekka 1976- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: De Gruyter 2016
Dans: Open theology
Année: 2016, Volume: 2, Numéro: 1, Pages: 106–112
Sujets non-standardisés:B cognitive science of religion
B dual process accounts
B Debunking
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Résumé:In the cognitive science of religion (CSR), it is often claimed that religion is a product of information processing system that is nonconscious, automatic and irrational. This view rests on a theoretical basis provided by dual-process accounts (DPA) of reasoning. In this paper, I will provide some examples how DPAs are employed in contemporary theorizing in CSR and point out some problems, which reveal an oversight that may impede the progress of the scientific study of religion. The topic touches on the wider debate on evolutionary debunking arguments but my point concerns CSR theorizing and how it might not be able to understand religion properly.
ISSN:2300-6579
Contient:Enthalten in: Open theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1515/opth-2016-0008