RE: Are there any scientific books or studies that explain what makes a person religious?
February 8, 2017 at 7:14 pm
(February 8, 2017 at 7:03 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: Are there any scientific books that explain why science works?
(February 8, 2017 at 6:18 pm)Alex K Wrote: The closest to that I've read is Dan Dennett's "Breaking the Spell"
Dennett believes that consciousness is an illusion. He also advocates the self-defeating notion that reason cannot be trusted. Anyone that can believe such absurdities cannot be taken seriously; although to his credit he has followed materialist philosophy to its logical extreme.
I don't know about your second claim, but I'm down with his point that "consciousness is an illusion", simplistically speaking. At least I don't thinkbl it's an absurdity.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
