tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6417197.post113380597931809844..comments2023-07-21T09:30:47.335-07:00Comments on MoBlo: InG we T - ExpectationsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6417197.post-1133812413407335742005-12-05T11:53:00.000-08:002005-12-05T11:53:00.000-08:00From http://www.csicop.org/si/2004-03/religion.htm...From http://www.csicop.org/si/2004-03/religion.html<BR/><BR/><I>If only they grounded their reasoning in sound logic or rational order, they would not have supernatural beliefs, including superstitions and religion. I think this view is misguided, for several reasons; because it assumes a dramatic difference between religious and commonsense ordinary thinking, where there isn't one; because it chris ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07058031349104748778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6417197.post-1133810998109646732005-12-05T11:29:00.000-08:002005-12-05T11:29:00.000-08:00I got it Jeff. I had to go in from a sub director...I got it Jeff. I had to go in from a sub directory page.chris ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07058031349104748778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6417197.post-1133810736130310752005-12-05T11:25:00.000-08:002005-12-05T11:25:00.000-08:00Sorry Jeff, the link is down, at least for me. I ...Sorry Jeff, the link is down, at least for me. I know at the one board, Atlantic had them take it down.chris ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07058031349104748778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6417197.post-1133810437821994042005-12-05T11:20:00.000-08:002005-12-05T11:20:00.000-08:00Clark, without having the Atlantic article, I am n...Clark, without having the Atlantic article, I am not too sure how different the models are. Atran doesn't present a single model, rather he outlines quite a different number of ideas that explain why supernatural beliefs seem natural and common. <BR/><BR/>The one idea he mentions, that our ability for abstract thought enables us to envision motive for apparently non-random events, seems quite chris ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07058031349104748778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6417197.post-1133810351081508762005-12-05T11:19:00.000-08:002005-12-05T11:19:00.000-08:00A pretty good intro as to where he Boyer goes with...A pretty good intro as to where he Boyer goes with it can be found here:<BR/><BR/>http://www.csicop.org/si/2004-03/religion.html<BR/><BR/>It was a great book.Jeff Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11344848794614278761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6417197.post-1133809740027871102005-12-05T11:09:00.000-08:002005-12-05T11:09:00.000-08:00I will have to check that one out Jeff. I find th...I will have to check that one out Jeff. I find the whole idea quite interesting.<BR/><BR/>Clark, I think your link died. This <A HREF="http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/prem/200512/god-accident" REL="nofollow">is the atlantic link</A><BR/><BR/>An ezboard discussion about the Atlantic article is <A HREF="http://p209.ezboard.com/finformedcitizenfrm30.showMessage?topicID=149.topic" REL="nofollow">chris ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07058031349104748778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6417197.post-1133808353444557362005-12-05T10:45:00.000-08:002005-12-05T10:45:00.000-08:00I read Boyer's "Religion Explained: The Evolutiona...I read Boyer's "Religion Explained: The Evolutionary Origins of Religious Thought" a couple of months ago. It will be interesting to see how these two compare and contrast with one another.Jeff Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11344848794614278761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6417197.post-1133807481364354652005-12-05T10:31:00.000-08:002005-12-05T10:31:00.000-08:00You might wish to read the Atlantic article that p...You might wish to read <A HREF="http://www.golivewire.com/forums/printpage.cgi?forum=12&topic=214645" REL="nofollow">the Atlantic</A> article that proposes a very different model. I'll hopefully have comments on IGWT soon.Clark Goblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03876620613578404474noreply@blogger.com