June 2014
June 2014
Gods, Psychology, and Occam’s Razor
Neil Van Leeuwen
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Jun 2014
What makes people believe in God? The relatively new research field cognitive science of religion is busy trying to answer this question. And it’s come up with some powerful answers so far. Importantly, its answers are psychological. They focus on the mental processes that cause religious belief—or religious credence, as I call it.
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