Myron A Penner
Biographic Data
| ID | 1901752 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Myron A Penner |
| GIVEN NAMES | Myron A |
| FAMILY NAME | Penner |
| SIGNATURE | PENNER M A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Trinity Western University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5543-9545 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Interrogating the philosophical grounds for advancing equity-oriented arts-based spiritual support in Canadian healthcare
Public Communication about Science in 68 Countries
This 68-country survey ( n = 71,922) examines science information diets and communication behavior, identifies cross-country differences, and tests how such differences are associated with sociopolitical and economic conditions. We find that social media are the most used sources of science information in most countries, except those with democratic-corporatist media systems where news media tend to be used more widely. People in collectivist soc…
Trust in scientists and their role in society across 68 countries
Science is crucial for evidence-based decision-making. Public trust in scientists can help decision makers act on the basis of the best available evidence, especially during crises. However, in recent years the epistemic authority of science has been challenged, causing concerns about low public trust in scientists. We interrogated these concerns with a preregistered 68-country survey of 71,922 respondents and found that in most countries, most p…
Lived Faith and Cognitive Intuitions
This chapter presents an overview of cognitive science of religion (CSR) and shows how aspects of CSR can be applied to theology. It surveys some of the main methods and assumptions of CSR, including embedding CSR within ‘dual-system’ accounts of cognition, and employing multi-disciplinary experimental approaches across cultures and life-span. It surveys some of the main findings of CSR, and then explores how cognitive tendencies to attribute pur…
On the Objective Meaningful Life Argument
Kirk Lougheed has argued that the Objective Meaningful Life Argument establishes a type of anti-theism, the view that a theistic God’s existence would make things worse and thus it’s rational to prefer that God not exist. The objective version of this argument is said to be an improvement over my subjective version of the Meaningful Life Argument. I argue that Lougheed’s version fares no better than the subjective version
Normativity in Deleuze and Guattari's concept of philosophy
Trust in scientists and their role in society across 68 countries
Science is crucial for evidence-based decision-making. Public trust in scientists can help decision makers act on the basis of the best available evidence, especially during crises. However, in recent years the epistemic authority of science has been challenged, causing concerns about low public trust in scientists. We interrogated these concerns with a preregistered 68-country survey of 71,922 respondents and found that in most countries, most p…
Normativity in Deleuze and Guattari's concept of philosophy
On the Objective Meaningful Life Argument
Kirk Lougheed has argued that the Objective Meaningful Life Argument establishes a type of anti-theism, the view that a theistic God’s existence would make things worse and thus it’s rational to prefer that God not exist. The objective version of this argument is said to be an improvement over my subjective version of the Meaningful Life Argument. I argue that Lougheed’s version fares no better than the subjective version
Lived Faith and Cognitive Intuitions
This chapter presents an overview of cognitive science of religion (CSR) and shows how aspects of CSR can be applied to theology. It surveys some of the main methods and assumptions of CSR, including embedding CSR within ‘dual-system’ accounts of cognition, and employing multi-disciplinary experimental approaches across cultures and life-span. It surveys some of the main findings of CSR, and then explores how cognitive tendencies to attribute pur…
Public Communication about Science in 68 Countries
This 68-country survey ( n = 71,922) examines science information diets and communication behavior, identifies cross-country differences, and tests how such differences are associated with sociopolitical and economic conditions. We find that social media are the most used sources of science information in most countries, except those with democratic-corporatist media systems where news media tend to be used more widely. People in collectivist soc…
Trust in scientists and their role in society across 68 countries
Science is crucial for evidence-based decision-making. Public trust in scientists can help decision makers act on the basis of the best available evidence, especially during crises. However, in recent years the epistemic authority of science has been challenged, causing concerns about low public trust in scientists. We interrogated these concerns with a preregistered 68-country survey of 71,922 respondents and found that in most countries, most p…
Interrogating the philosophical grounds for advancing equity-oriented arts-based spiritual support in Canadian healthcare
Epistemology (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Climate Change Communication and Perception (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Misinformation and Its Impacts (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (2 works) · Argument (complex analysis) (1 works)