Counterintuitiveness as the hallmark of religiosity
This article presents empirical evidence for the hypothesis that persons consider counterintuitive representations more likely to be religious than other kinds of beliefs. In three studies the subjects were asked to rate the probable religiousness of various kinds of imaginary beliefs. The results s...
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| Type de support: | Numérique/imprimé Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
2003
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Religion
Année: 2003, Volume: 33, Numéro: 4, Pages: 341-355 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Intuition
/ Religion
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| RelBib Classification: | AE Psychologie de la religion |
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| Résumé: | This article presents empirical evidence for the hypothesis that persons consider counterintuitive representations more likely to be religious than other kinds of beliefs. In three studies the subjects were asked to rate the probable religiousness of various kinds of imaginary beliefs. The results show that counterintuitive representations in general, and counterintuitive representations involving a conscious agent in particular, are considered much more likely to be religious. Counterintuitiveness thus seems to be an important element in a folk-understanding of religion. |
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| Description: | Mit 3 Abbildungen |
| ISSN: | 0048-721X |
| Contient: | In: Religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1016/j.religion.2003.09.001 |