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Why would anyone believe in God?
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1 Preface 2 What does it mean to believe? 3 Where Do Beliefs in Gods Come From? Religious Concepts as Minimally Counterintuitive 4 Where Do Beliefs in Gods Come From? Finding Agents Everywhere 5 Where Do Gods Come From? Additional Factors that Contribute to Gods' Credibility 6 How Religious Actions Enhance Belief in Gods 7 The Naturalness of Belief in God 8 The Naturalness of Believing in Minds: An Analog for Understanding Belief in God 9 Why Would Anyone NOT Believe in God? 10 In Conclusion
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- Venue
- Choice Reviews Online
- Publisher
- American Library Association
- Published
- 2005-02-01
- Volume
- 42
- Issue
- 06
- Pages
- 42-3375a-42-3375a
- ISSN
- 0009-4978 (ISSN-L)
- 1523-8253
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- W1502591872
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- book review
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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