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The supernatural guilt trip does not take us far enough

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 December 2006

Nathalia L. Gjersoe  and
Bruce M. Hood
Nathalia L. Gjersoe*
Affiliation:
Bristol Cognitive Development Centre, Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TU, United Kingdomhttp://bcdc.psy.bris.ac.uk/http://bcdc.psy.bris.ac.uk/
Bruce M. Hood*
Affiliation:
Bristol Cognitive Development Centre, Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TU, United Kingdomhttp://bcdc.psy.bris.ac.uk/http://bcdc.psy.bris.ac.uk/
*
n.l.gjersoe@bristol.ac.uk
bruce.hood@bristol.ac.uk
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Abstract:

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Belief in souls is only one component of supernatural thinking in which individuals infer the presence of invisible mechanisms that explain events as paranormal rather than natural. We believe it is important to place greater emphasis on the prevalence of supernatural beliefs across other domains, if only to counter simplistic divisions between rationality and irrationality recently aligned with the contentious science/religion debate.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 29 , Issue 5 , October 2006 , pp. 473 - 474
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006