Book description
Across history, our understanding of God, the soul, spirituality, and even science itself has shifted dramatically. Today, we have more scientific knowledge than ever, yet some age-old questions persist: Why do we believe in gods, souls, and rituals? Are these beliefs innate? Do existential fears drive us toward or away…
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1 author picked Experimenting with Religion as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
In part, this book's appeal is the author's honesty. He explores ways in which experimental psychology has been able to look into why we hold certain beliefs and how they can be influenced.
The honesty comes because, unlike many pop psychology writers, Jong (who is both a scientist and a minister) comes clean about the failings of psychology, where many of its historical findings have proved impossible to reproduce.
I've read many popular psychology books, but I've rarely felt so much that I was getting an insight into how the researchers thought as if I were able to chat with…
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