Kiefer Lai 531 Presentation The Cognitive Bias Of Religious Belief

The Cognitive Biases for Religious Belief LAI 531 - Science Curricula - Karl Kiefer - March 30, 2010

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The Adaptive, Modular Mind ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Brain Modules Critical in God Concept Acquisition ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Folk Knowledge ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],A mother and infant particpate in the study on infant perception of categories at Vanderbilt University. (from Science News, 7/22/2004. Photo courtesy of Vanderbilt University)

Cognitive Processing ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Intuitive vs Reflective Cognitive Processing ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Social Mind ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Cognitive Processing of God Concepts ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Minimally Counterintuitive Concepts ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Person + counterintuitive folk physics: Ghost walks through walls!

Teleological Thinking ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Design in Nature By Max Ernst

The Value of Ideas ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Value of God Concepts ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Persistence of God Concepts ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Why Do Atheists Exist? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Implications for Science Education ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Sources and Further Reading ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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