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Christian Belief Through the Lens of Cognitive Science, Part 7 of 8

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Change Happens The most useful piece of learning for the uses of life is to unlearn what is untrue.   –Antisthenes My parents, as I’ve said before, were three for six in terms of producing believing children.  All of us accepted … Continue reading

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Christian Belief through the Lens of Cognitive Science, Part 6 of 8

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How Beliefs Resist Change The Jesuits have a saying sometimes attributed to Francis Xavier, “Give me the child until he is seven, and I will give you the man.”  The Jesuits were a tad optimistic, but ample research on identity … Continue reading

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The Book of Revelation: Prophecies, Hallucinations, or History?

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(Valerie Tarico interviews United Methodist minister Rich Lang.) Tarico: Real Christians are going to disappear abruptly someday soon.  The world is going to descend into a bloodbath while someone known as the antichrist attempts to seize control of the planet. … Continue reading

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Christian Belief through the Lens of Cognitive Science, Part 5

How Viral Ideas Hook Us Did you know that Temple Baptist Church was built on land that sold for 57 cents, the amount saved by a little girl that had been turned away from their Sunday school?   Did you hear … Continue reading

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Bibles in Afghanistan: A Tribute to the Power of Belief

Evangelism in the halls of the Pentagon. Personalized Bible studies for foreign diplomats. Passion of the Christ advertisers next to plates in the Air Force Academy mess hall. Officers Christian Fellowship buses from military bases to revival meetings. A Southern … Continue reading

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