Some Comments on the Alleged Innateness of Religion
This response assesses the claim that Barrett views religious beliefs as non-cultural entities that stem from “innate” cognitive systems “meant for” a “singular idea of God.” By briefly reviewing the literature and Barrett’s actual position—that people are especially sensitive to learning religious...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Brill
2017
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Method & theory in the study of religion
Jahr: 2017, Band: 29, Heft: 4/5, Seiten: 411-421 |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Glaube
/ Angeborene Ideen
/ Natürliche Religion
/ Kognitive Religionswissenschaft
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| RelBib Classification: | AA Religionswissenschaft AE Religionspsychologie |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Cognition
naturalness of religion
cognitive science of religion
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| Zusammenfassung: | This response assesses the claim that Barrett views religious beliefs as non-cultural entities that stem from “innate” cognitive systems “meant for” a “singular idea of God.” By briefly reviewing the literature and Barrett’s actual position—that people are especially sensitive to learning religious beliefs by virtue of cognitive systems that function in domains more mundane than religion—I conclude that the target article misrepresents Barrett’s views about the naturalness of religion. |
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| ISSN: | 1570-0682 |
| Bezug: | Kommentar zu "Are People Born to be Believers, or are Gods Born to be Believed? (2017)"
Kommentar in "Reply to Commentaries on “Are People Born to be Believers, or are Gods Born to be Believed?” (2017)" |
| Enthält: | In: Method & theory in the study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700682-12341403 |