In recent years, the "New Atheist" movement has put the conflict between science and religion back on the cultural agenda of the people. Anti-religious polemicists are convinced that applying the new sciences of the mind to religious belief ...
In recent years, the "New Atheist" movement has put the conflict between science and religion back on the cultural agenda of the people. Anti-religious polemicists are convinced that applying the new sciences of the mind to religious beliefs gives them the ultimate weapons in the battle against irrationality and superstition. What used to be a streak of scattered research articles in specialized scholarly journals has now become a deluge of books, articles, and commentaries in the mainstream media that push the case that the cognitive science of religion can ultimately lead to the Enlightenment dream of reducing religion to pretend to be unimportant. , if you don't remove it completely. James W. Jones argues that these claims are patently false. He notes that cognitive science research is religiously neutral. It can be used in many ways about the actual belief and practice of religion: to undermine it, to merely study it, and to support it. Reflect on the presuppositions and perspectives offered to interpret the data, suggests Jones.
The purpose of this book is not to defend a general religious view or a particular religious tradition, but to show that while much can be learned from the scientific study of religion, it is an attempt to use it to "explain" religion. Exaggerated and misled by relying on scientific research and logical reasoning Can science explain religion? It directly confronts the claims of these religious liars and provides a well-written and persuasive account of why they are unconvincing.
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