Cognitive Science of Religion, Reliability, and Perceiving God
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21725516 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeffrey Tolly (0000-0002-3431-5161, Notre Dame of Dadiangas University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 520-543 |
| Publication date | 2023-07-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theology and Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1474-6700 • E-ISSN: 1474-6719 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14746700.2023.2230436 |
| OpenAlex | W4383556144 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Matthew Braddock’s argument from false god beliefs (AFG) is one of the most significant debunking arguments to emerge from the growing literature on Cognitive Science of Religion (CSR). This argument aims to produce a defeater for any basic theistic belief. In this essay, I reply to AFG by defending a counter-example to AFG’s crucial premise. In particular, I argue that the cognitive mechanisms posited by CSR do not “significantly contribute” to perceptually based theistic belief formation in the way that AFG claims. As a result, a large class of basic theistic beliefs remains undefeated in the face of AFG
Cognition · Cognitive science of religion · Epistemology · Premise · Theism · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation · Philosophy · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |