A slew of cognitive traits predisposes us to faith. by Pascal Boyer

A slew of cognitive traits predisposes us to faith.

Pascal Boyer

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[R]eligious concepts are parasitic upon moral intuitions. by Pascal Boyer

[R]eligious concepts are parasitic upon moral intuitions.

intuition moral nihilism

The fundamentalist violence is, so is it, an attempt to increase the stakes, i.e. to discourage the potential desertions by showing that defection will cost them dear, that those who adopt other values will be persecuted or even killed.

stakes cost violence