Understanding the Relationship between Science and Religion Using Bayes’ Theorem
This article examines the benefits of incorporating religious reflection into the psychology of religion and vice versa. By applying Bayes’ theorem, we discover that scientists and theologians can collaborate without sharing prior beliefs. Instead, rationality requires updating our beliefs before da...
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2023
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Studies in Christian ethics
Year: 2023, Volume: 36, Issue: 4, Pages: 866-878 |
RelBib Classification: | AE Psychology of religion CF Christianity and Science NBE Anthropology ZD Psychology |
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B Natural Disaster B psychological science B Bayes B Virtue B Religion |
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