An Argument for Theism Can't Succeed Here

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Most of the world now is either christian or moslem, but it's not because they all had some intuition that there must be like, some single god. They're all just part of these abrahamic religions that did a whole bunch of conversion through one way or another. But if we look at cultures where there was no communication across those cultures, and still see the presence of a common belief, then this might actually be s for the existence of whatever that belief is.

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.