The Common Consent Argument, Adapts It to This

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Every historical era independently agrees that rocks, rivers, mountains and trees have causally efficacious spirits. So may or not, may or may not be true that all contemporary hunter gather societies have this,. And it is especially unclear that they would have all had it in the past.

Panpsychism didn't give us river spirits or mischievous sootballs, so this time we go straight to the source - a defense of animism, and in a top 10 analytic philosophy journal. Could a failed argument for the existence of God establish the existence of trees and mountains with “interiority” and “social characteristics”? Tamler wants to believe, but is the argument that'll push him over the edge?

Plus – speaking of top journals, a doozy of social psych article: Is forgiveness better than revenge at rehumanizing the self? Let's check the voodoo dolls to find out. Tamler is delighted by David’s reaction to this one.