Tag: Christian Belief
Christian Belief Through the Lens of Cognitive Science: Part 5.5 of 6
Valerie Tarico August 19, 2009.
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How Beliefs Resist Change
Christian Belief Through the Lens of Cognitive Science: Part 4 of 6
Valerie Tarico June 17, 2009.
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The born again experience doesn’t require a specific set of beliefs. It requires a specific social/emotional process, and the dogmas or explanations are secondary.
Christian Belief Through the Lens of Cognitive Science: Part 3 of 6
Valerie Tarico June 11, 2009.
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Once triggered for any reason, the feeling that something is right or real can be incredibly powerful—so powerful that when it goes head to head with logic or evidence the feeling wins. Our brains make up reasons to justify our feeling of knowing rather than following logic to its logical conclusion.
