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Episode 51: Is Religion Make-Believe? With Neil Van Leeuwen
Data Over Dogma
The Distinction between Factual Belief and Religious Credence
Factual beliefs are based on how one perceives the world, while religious credence combines imagining with group identity and sacred values. Religious credence is a type of groupish belief as it contributes to forming one's group identity. This concept is exemplified by people's attitudes towards surgical masks during the pandemic, where beliefs about mask effectiveness turned into tribal identity markers rather than being solely based on factual evidence.
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