![]() ![]() ![]() These are the key mental mechanisms or modules to which Barrett ascribes the near-universal human readiness to `believe in God'. the need to be highly alert to predators.) That we have a `ferocious desire' to explain and find meaning and meanings. That we have a tendency to very readily interpret events as representing some agency at work. What is known? That we have subconcious mental `modules'. (That is, the existence of agents which have a limited set of superhuman powers.) Such beliefs, he notes, are especially easy for children to develop. ![]() The endemic nature of religion suggests that our minds are structured in a way which favours 'religious belief'. He conveys no partisan `anti - atheism', and is quite happy to acknowledge the mental mechanisms which he feels contribute to religious belief. There's no way you would have guessed this from his text. His presentation is extremely clear, precise, evidence-based cognitive psychology.Īs a bonus, he reveals at the end that he himself holds religious beliefs. ![]() Barrett says in 120 pages more than the others say in 400. In my opinion, this is a far better book than those on the same subject by Pascal Boyer and Scott Atran. ![]()
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