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Episode 51: Is Religion Make-Believe? With Neil Van Leeuwen

Data Over Dogma

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Voluntariness and Evidential Constraints in Religious Beliefs

People choose their religious credences in response to outside incentives, indicating a voluntary aspect to religious beliefs similar to imaginings. Unlike factual beliefs that update rapidly based on evidence, religious credences are more influenced by voluntariness rather than evidential constraints. Factual beliefs are susceptible to evidence and not under voluntary control as they adapt to the evidence presented by the world.

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