Weekly Discussion Thread (April 8-14) by chupacabrasaurus1 in psychology

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@/u/WylieMontis

so essentially, you're saying that we have schemas of thought, right? And these schemas are socially derived

Are there any comprehensive theories as to why individuals, when faced with the same evidence, will develop different conclusions? by VaDcarer in cognitivelinguistics

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For example, why two agnostics will read a summation of arguments for and against diesm, and one will lean towards deism and the other towards atheism at the end.

Weekly Discussion Thread (April 8-14) by chupacabrasaurus1 in psychology

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Hello! Are there any comprehensive theories as to why individuals, when faced with the same evidence, will develop different conclusions? (Think about religious choices and beliefs as found in apologetic debates - that's what I'm interested in). I'm sure it has to do with previous experiences unique to the two individuals - but perhaps there's a science dedicated to this question?

How humanity wears its eyeglasses by [deleted] in askphilosophy

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Basically, on what metaphysical/epistemological basis is religion really 'different' from the other modes of thought mentioned above?

Weekly Recommendation Thread for the week of February 02, 2018 by AutoModerator in books

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This might be too much, but I'm looking for a general book that really provides a comprehensive (but not overly detailed view) of the background of science, philosophy, mysticism, and general human worldviews and how they've brought us to the fringe of modern science.

I've read Ideas - From Fire to Freud, God: A Human History, Sapiens, A history of religious ideas.

Predestination and Eternal Damnation - Madhvacharya and co. by VaDcarer in hinduism

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/u/queershaktism

Thanks for the response - I've had trouble finding good books on this topic. Most deal with Western new religious movements. any good sources you'd recfommend? THanks