![]() ![]() ![]() Chapter 6 discusses how children develop an understanding of God intuitively. ![]() In my opinion, the most interesting portions of Barrett’s work rest in two latter chapters. However, this aspect of the writing arguably makes complex scientific concepts easier to digest. If anything, some sections tend to repeat the same themes and claims. From this point, Barrett shows how a belief in god/s that have initially counterintuitive properties (such as being all-knowing, eternal, immortal, and/or super-powerful) actually become easy to accept and understand when they satisfy many of our non-conscious mental tools.īarrett’s explanations of the science of belief are quite easy to follow. His foundational argument is that beliefs make sense to us and become pervasive when they engage a wide variety of our mental tools. Barrett begins with an easy to follow explanation of how the brain uses a variety of tools without conscious awareness to make sense of our environments, memories, and experiences. Barrett contends that belief in gods is natural due to the way our minds operate and perceive the world. Barrett explores the landscape of cognitive science to demonstrate how a belief in god or gods is a pervasive human phenomenon. In "Why Would Anyone Believe in God?", Justin L. ![]()
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