Daniel Musil

Barrettův bůh

Číslo: 1-2/2017
Periodikum: AntropoWebzin

Klíčová slova: cognitive science of religion; religion and cognition; epidemiology of mental representations; religious belief; representational content biases, Kognitivní věda o náboženství; Náboženství a poznání; Epidemiologie mentálních reprezentací; Náboženské víry; Reprezentace skreslení obsahu

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Anotace: Justin L. Barrett in his 2008 article “Why Santa Claus is not a god” argued that a collection of a few basic representational content features can explain why a god concept can become the centre of widespread religious beliefs and practices. In this article, I demonstrate the ways in which Barrett’s representational model fails in defence of his main hypothesis, and I use his model as an example to show the limits of similar approaches in the cognitive science of religion.