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Religion as a Mind Painting

Religion as a Mind Painting

allen schery

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Brooklyn Bridge Books
Año de edición:
2026
Materia
Historia
ISBN:
9781968950118
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This book approaches religion as a complex human creation, much like a mind painting-an interpretive framework through which people construct meaning, identity, and community. It challenges traditional views that present religion as an indubitable reflection of divine truth and instead situates it within social, psychological, and philosophical contexts. The sacred, miracles, and revelations are explored not primarily as supernatural facts but as symbolic expressions of collective power and existential hope. Drawing on sociological theories, it explains how religious authority arises from community cohesion rather than direct divine intervention, acknowledging believers’ sincere experiences while emphasizing religion’s constructed nature.Philosophical critiques of miracles and revelation highlight the epistemic difficulties inherent in claims of supernatural occurrences. Arguments from figures such as Hume expose the improbability of miracles as violations of natural laws, while later philosophers suggest that revelation is mediated by language and thus open to multiple interpretations. Defenses of faith underscore that belief in divine action may be rational yet remain non-persuasive to skeptics. Religion survives not through empirical proof but by addressing profound human needs for meaning, belonging, and moral guidance, functioning as a form of art that shapes perception and life.The book further examines morality independent of the divine, critically analyzing divine command theory and its difficulties, such as the Euthyphro dilemma. It promotes evolutionary ethics as a more plausible foundation for moral behavior, supported by cross-cultural anthropology demonstrating universal moral emotions and social practices shaped by evolved psychological mechanisms. It recognizes cultural variation in moral priorities and champions pluralistic universalism that respects diverse traditions while sustaining common ethical commitments.Religious participation is shown to correlate with social benefits like well-being and community support, although it also entails risks of exclusion and authoritarianism. 

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