Cognitive errors

[_Buffalo]

"our tendency to produce meaningful patterns from purely random data"
This explains the invention of religion.

I'm still hoping that it will kick in to explain your posts.

Hurr.

[_Buffalo]

I'm unconvinced that religious faith had much, if anything, to do with Anders Breivik's atrocities in Norway.

http://www.patheos.com/community/philos ... -agnostic/

You're right. Like most terrorists, he was motivated more by right wing ideology.

[_Fence Sitter]

I'm unconvinced that religious faith had much, if anything, to do with Anders Breivik's atrocities in Norway.

http://www.patheos.com/community/philos ... -agnostic/

I suppose this depends on how you define religious faith. There are those in all faiths who see their political agenda as mandated by God.

What a tragic event.

[_Tarski]

The absence of religion results in chaos?

Are you sure?

Healthy religion is a stabilizing structure in society.

Of course, you add the weasle word "healthy".
One couldn't just say that religion was a stabilizing factor could one?

[_MCB]

LOL Religion is not necessarily a stabilizing factor. That I grant you.

[_aussieguy55]

The first of the three cognitive factors is our tendency to produce meaningful patterns from purely random data

hebrew chiasmus?

The second cognitive factor is our tendency to infer a great deal from too little Information

A hebrew civilisation in Mesosamerica



Fifth, and the second motivational or social factor, is our tendency to believe what we are told

Maxwell institute papers?