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On Gellman's Attempted Rescue [PDF]
, 2010 In "Ordinary Morality Implies Atheism" (2009), I argued that traditional theism threatens ordinary morality by relieving us of any moral obligation to prevent horrific suffering by innocent people even when we easily can.
Maitzen, Stephen
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Atheisms and the purification of faith [PDF]
, 2012 Philosophers of religion have distinguished between ‘negative’ and ‘positive’ atheism. This article considers further conceptions of atheism, especially the idea that atheism can facilitate a faith in God purified of idolatrous assumptions.
Andre Shane. +37 more
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Analytic atheism: A cross-culturally weak and fickle phenomenon? [PDF]
Judgment and Decision Making, 2018 Religious belief is a topic of longstanding interest to psychological science, but the psychology of religious disbelief is a relative newcomer. One prominently discussed model is analytic atheism, wherein cognitive reflection, as measured with the ...
Will M. Gervais +11 more
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Atheism in The Universal Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Studia Gilsoniana, 2018 The author considers the problem of atheism. She discusses the history of atheism, forms of atheism, and the causes and motives of atheism. She concludes that (a) the history of the negation of God indirectly confirms the endurance of the idea of God and
Zofia J. Zdybicka
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What's really new about new atheism? [PDF]
, 2016 The rise of new atheism has attracted significant attention but its novelty is often assumed rather than explained. By exploring the origins of new atheism and drawing comparisons to earlier atheist forms, this paper argues that new atheism contains ...
Kettell, Steven
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The new visibility of atheism in Europe
Approaching Religion, 2012 The current issue of Approaching Religion, which opens the second volume of this e-journal, consists of papers, reviews and reflections originating from a roundtable seminar held at the Donner Institute in January 2012.
Ruth Illman, Teemu Taira
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CMES (Center of Middle Eastern Studies), 2022 This study aims to see the correlation between state policies and the increasing number of atheism in Turkey and Saudi Arabia. These two countries were chosen because they represent two countries with a majority Muslim population that apply Islamic law ...
Yuangga Kurnia Yahya
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Atheists’ Challenge to Cosmological Arguments [PDF]
, 2015 In this paper I intend to identify some points of disagreement between theism and atheism. I will try to point out three epistemological clashes occurring in the controversial treatment of cosmological arguments.
Clavier, Paul
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Counselor Education and Supervision, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A growing body of research shows that training in LGBTQ+ affirming counseling (LGBTQ+ AC) positively impacts counselors’ perceived knowledge and skills in providing mental health services to LGBTQ+ communities. Existing program evaluations of LGBTQ+ AC, however, have primarily used synchronous delivery formats and cultural competency models ...
Amber L. Pope +7 more
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God's Presence in the Aisle: How God Salience Encourages Preference for Ultra‐Processed Foods
Psychology &Marketing, EarlyView.ABSTRACT God‐related cues are pervasive in consumers' daily lives, yet little research has examined how God salience shapes consumer food choices. Drawing on compensatory control theory and the literature on symbolic healing, we present findings from six studies, including a field experiment, demonstrating that high (vs.
Ali Gohary, Hean Tat Keh
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