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Reformed Epistemology and the Cognitive Science of Religion

Kelly James Clark, Justin L. Barrett, The Society of Christian Philosophers

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Reformed epistemology and cognitive science have remarkably converged on belief in God.Reformed epistemology holds that belief in God is basicthat is, belief in God is a natural, non-inferential belief that is immediately produced by a cognitive faculty.Cognitive science of religion also holds that belief in gods is (often) non-reflectively and instinctively produced-that is, non-inferentially and automatically produced by a cognitive faculty or system.But there are differences.In this paper, we will show some remarkable points of convergence, and a few points of divergence, between Reformed epistemology and the cognitive science of religion.

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Reformed epistemology and cognitive science have remarkably converged on belief in God.Reformed epistemology holds that belief in God is basicthat is, belief in God is a natural, non-inferential belief that is immediately produced by a cognitive faculty.Cognitive science of religion also holds that belief in gods is (often) non-reflectively and instinctively produced-that is, non-inferentially and automatically produced by a cognitive faculty or system.But there are differences.In this paper, we will show some remarkable points of convergence, and a few points of divergence, between Reformed epistemology and the cognitive science of religion.

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Reformed epistemology and cognitive science have remarkably converged on belief in God.Reformed epistemology holds that belief in God is basicthat is, belief in God is a natural, non-inferential belief that is immediately produced by a cognitive faculty.Cognitive science of religion also holds that belief in gods is (often) non-reflectively and instinctively produced-that is, non-inferentially and automatically produced by a cognitive faculty or system.But there are differences.In this paper, we will show some remarkable points of convergence, and a few points of divergence, between Reformed epistemology and the cognitive science of religion.

Key concepts: Cognitive science of religion, Divergence (linguistics), Belief in God, Epistemology, Cognition, Philosophy, Convergence (economics), Social epistemology

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