Why Does Spirituality Persist? (eBook)

Part One 1. Defining 2. Psychological Framework 3. Goals 4. Life Tasks 5. Competence/Significance 6. "Real" Man and "Real" Woman 7. Life Style 8. Fictional Finalism 9. Felt Minus and Fictional Plus 10. Superiority Complex 11. Unity of the Personality 12. Darwinism, Sociality, and Religion 13. Common Sense 14. Common Sense Isn't Common 15a. Movement 15b. Part One Summary Part Two 16. Good Things and Other Factors 17. Happier 18. Morality 19. Supernatural Policing 20. Dualism 21. Mentalizing 22. Anthropomorphism 23. Iconography 24. Minimally Counterintuitive 25. Simplicity 26. Teleological Thinking 27. Hyperactive Agency Detection 28. Cognitive Dissonance 29. Group Initiation and Hazing 30.Rituals 31. Credibility Enhancement 32. Cultural Entrenchment 33. Reflective and Nonreflective Beliefs 34. Intelligence and Education 35. Control, Superstitions, and Religion 36. Seeing Patterns, Faces, and Bodies 37. Inattentional Blindness 38. God Gene and God Spot 39. Imagination and Cooperation 40a. Monotheism and Polytheism 40b. Part Two Summary Part Three 41. Death 42. Religiosity and Economic Level 43. Prayer 44. Illogicalities and Contradictions 45. Healthier? 46. Morality Revisited 47. Biases and Fallacies 48a. Persuasion and Influence 48b. Part Three Summary Part Four 49. Atheism and Secularism 50. Peace and Coexistence