Is supernatural belief unreliably formed?
I criticize 5 arguments for the conclusion that religious belief is unreliably formed and hence epistemically tainted. The arguments draw on scientific evidence from Cognitive Science of Religion. They differ considerably as to why the evidence points to unreliability. Two arguments conclude to unre...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V
[2019]
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International journal for philosophy of religion
Ano: 2019, Volume: 85, Número: 2, Páginas: 125-148 |
| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
O sobrenatural
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/ Kognitive Religionswissenschaft
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| Classificações IxTheo: | AA Ciências da religião AB Filosofia da religião AE Psicologia da religião |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Reliabilism
B Religious Epistemology B cognitive science of religion B Rationality of religious belief B debunking arguments |
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| Resumo: | I criticize 5 arguments for the conclusion that religious belief is unreliably formed and hence epistemically tainted. The arguments draw on scientific evidence from Cognitive Science of Religion. They differ considerably as to why the evidence points to unreliability. Two arguments conclude to unreliability because religious belief is shaped by evolutionary pressures; another argument states that the mechanism responsible for religious belief produces many false god-beliefs; a similar argument claims that the mechanism produces incompatible god-beliefs; and a final argument states that the mechanism is offtrack. I argue that the arguments fail to make the case for unreliability or that the unreliability can be overcome. |
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| ISSN: | 1572-8684 |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: International journal for philosophy of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s11153-018-9671-4 |