How Schrödinger's cat became a zombie: on the epidemiology of science-based representations in popular and religious contexts

Research on cultural transfers between science and religion has not paid enough attention to popular science. This article develops models that grasp the complexities of the epidemiology of science-based representations in non-scientific contexts by combining tools from the cognitive science of reli...

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Main Author: Asprem, Egil 1984- (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2016]
In: Method & theory in the study of religion
Year: 2016, Volume: 28, Issue: 2, Pages: 113-140
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Religion / Natural sciences / Popularization / Culture mediation / Cognitive science / Thought experiment
RelBib Classification:AA Study of religion
AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
AE Psychology of religion
Further subjects:B Religion and science
B cultic milieu
B Popular Science
B epidemiology of representations
B Religious movements
B Science
B RELIGION & science
B History
B Culture
B cognitive optimization
B thought experiments