Atheism will always be a harder sell than religion, Pascal Boyer explains, because a slew of cognitive traits predispose us to faith.
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Pascal Boyer is in the Departments of Psychology and Anthropology, Washington University in St Louis, Missouri, USA, and is the author of Religion Explained. pboyer@wustl.edu
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Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science (2018)
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Cognitive flexibility and religious disbelief
Psychological Research (2018)
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Human Nature (2016)
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When Science Studies Religion: Six Philosophy Lessons for Science Classes
Science & Education (2013)
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