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2014-06-19T16:02:51-04:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Theories of religion: The early years

Last updated on: June 19, 2014 at 4:02 pm By Connor Wood

This week we’re looking at three early anthropologists who believed that cultures evolve from “primitive” to “civilized” stages, and that religion is a characteristic of the earlier stages. Excelsior! Read more

Editorial

Scientific study of religion

2014-06-10T18:13:51-04:00

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Why do religions tell impossible tales? A testable hypothesis

Last updated on: June 10, 2014 at 6:13 pm By Connor Wood

Impossible imagery in religious narratives and folktales might, in part, serve as a solution to a uniquely human problem: believing too sincerely in the cause-and-effect stories we tell ourselves, such that we become stuck in self-fulfilling rumination. Read more

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Evolutionary psychology

Scientific study of religion

2014-06-03T13:44:14-04:00

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Awesome theories of religion, Part 2

Last updated on: June 3, 2014 at 1:44 pm By Connor Wood

This week, I’m focusing on four thinkers who have advanced our understanding of how ritual and beliefs intertwine, and how religion both creates and destroys metaphorical boundaries or "walls" in human societies. Read more

Editorial

Religion and perception

Scientific study of religion

2014-05-27T11:15:46-04:00

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4 neat theories of religion

Last updated on: May 27, 2014 at 11:15 am By Connor Wood

Here's Part 1 of a list of very smart and interesting people with profound theories about religion. The point is to spread some actual knowledge and ideas about religion, as opposed to trendy nonsense from people who couldn't tell religion from Ramen noodles. Read more

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2014-05-19T17:31:10-04:00

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Religion influences ethics more in low-religiosity countries

Last updated on: May 19, 2014 at 5:31 pm By Connor Wood

Two researchers argue that religious believers are more likely to internalize their faiths’ values in countries where being religious is their own, free choice. Read more

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2014-05-07T13:38:24-04:00

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What happens when inequality grows? Ecstatic religion flowers.

Last updated on: May 7, 2014 at 1:38 pm By Connor Wood

Ecstatic, music-driven religions and spirit possession movements are often found in rigidly hierarchical cultures, where many people are stuck permanently in the lower ranks of society – cultures such as the one the United States is becoming Read more

Editorial

Modern culture and religion

2014-05-05T10:01:59-04:00

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Internet comments: the poisoned well

Last updated on: May 5, 2014 at 10:01 am By Connor Wood

Highly negative comments inspire readers to react in polarized ways to news articles, forcing splits along partisan lines. This means the actual issues get lost in the fray. Read more

Editorial

Modern culture and religion

2024-03-12T11:31:10-04:00

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Cosmic tribalism, Internet ego, and the future of humanity

Last updated on: March 12, 2024 at 11:31 am By Connor Wood

Here’s one thing you can do to stop ecological catastrophe: stop turning your ideological opponents into mortal enemies. Every time you make a sweeping generalization about conservatives or religious believers in a blog comment, you’re making the Koch brothers very, very happy. Read more

Editorial

Modern culture and religion

How religion will save the world

Last updated on: April 22, 2014 at 10:58 am By Connor Wood

Cultures that hold nothing to be sacred, like our global marketplace, have little chance of surviving in the long term. But cultures that hold some things to be sacred and inviolable have a shot at preserving their ecologies for the future, because for them not everything is for sale. Read more

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Modern culture and religion

2014-04-14T10:35:53-04:00

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Awe increases religious belief

Last updated on: April 14, 2014 at 10:35 am By Connor Wood

Two researchers from California have found that awe-inspiring images make people believe more in God. But there's more – awe also makes people more likely to falsely perceive human agents, and increases intolerance for uncertainty. What does this mean for religious belief? Read more

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