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Explaining Away and the Cognitive Science of Religion
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In order to evaluate the claim that theistic belief can be explained away by science, four models of the relationship between science and theism are developed and their relevance to explaining away explored. These models are then used to evaluate an argument against theistic belief based on developments in the cognitive science of religion. It is argued that even if the processes that produce theistic belief are unreliable, this is insufficient to show that explaining away takes place. Indeed, given the difficulty of showing that the conditions for explaining away are met, it is very unlikely that such an argument can succeed.
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- Authors
- Glass, D. H.
- Affiliations
- University of Ulster (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Glass, David H.
- ORCID
- Glass, David H.
- Venue
- Theology and Science
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2016-07-02
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 288-304
- ISSN
- 1474-6700 (ISSN-L)
- 1474-6719
- OpenAlex
- W2507405579
- Cited by
- 4
- References
- 7
- Citations by year
- 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2020: 1
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- pure.ulster.ac.uk
- Licence
- other-oa
- Locations
- Theology and Science (publishedVersion)
- Ulster University Research Portal (Ulster University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Funders
- John Templeton Foundation (40676)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Study and Philosophy of Religion
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Evolution and Science Education
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Philosophy and Theoretical Science
- Keywords
- explaining away, cognitive science of religion, theistic belief, naturalism
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