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Counterfactuality in counterintuitive religious concepts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 June 2005

Justin L. Barrett
Justin L. Barrett*
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Harrow Lane, Lexington, VA24450
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justinlb@umich.edu
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Abstract:

In sketching a preliminary scientific theory of religion, Atran & Norenzayan (A&N) generally agree with cognitive scientists of religion in the factors that coalesce to form religion. At times they misrepresent, however, the notion of “counterintuitive” concepts as they apply to religious concepts, confusing counterintuitive with counterfactual, category mistakes, and logical contradiction.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 27 , Issue 6 , December 2004 , pp. 731 - 732
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004

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