Two Types of “Explaining Away” Arguments in the Cognitive Science of Religion

This article discusses “explaining away” arguments in the cognitive science of religion (CSR). I distinguish two rather different ways of explaining away religion, one where religion is shown to be incompatible with scientific findings (EA1) and one where supernatural entities are rendered superfluo...

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Subtitles:Cognitive science of religion: explaining religion away?
Main Author: Eyghen, Hans van ca. 21. Jh. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2016]
In: Zygon
Year: 2016, Volume: 51, Issue: 4, Pages: 966-982
Further subjects:B Atheism
B explaining away
B cognitive science of religion
B Naturalism
B Kognitive Religionswissenschaft
Online Access: Volltext (doi)

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