Post-Doctoral Fellow Justin Lane Religion, Brain and Behavior June 29, 2017 Introduction: God is Watching You presents a comprehensive overview of the supernatural punishment hypothesis (SPH). In brief, the SPH posits that human behavior is influenced by the fear of punishment…
Exeuctive Director Wesley Wildman and Research Associate LeRon Shults The Institute for American Religious and Political Thought 2017 Annual Conference: Antiblackness, Race and Philosophy June 13, 2017 Conference Summary: We invite proposals that address the relations among antiblackness, race-making, and religious…
The MODRN team will be meeting to develop models and analyze findings in Lesbos Greece this coming May. Here’s a video preview of their work there!
This article was originally published at Patheos and has been reprinted with permission. A computer model of atheism?
Executive Director Wesley Wildman, Research Associates LeRon Shults and Saikou Diallo, Post-Doctoral Fellow Justin Lane and Co-Authors Religion, Brain and Behavior March 16, 2017 Abstract: This article outlines the development – and reports on the experimental findings – of two…
Post-Doctoral Fellow Justin Lane Religion, Brain and Behavior March 13, 2017 Abstract: Given events such as 11 September, the 2013 Boston Bombing, and the 2015 Paris attacks it is becoming increasingly apparent that religious extremism has great potential to negatively…
Gary Colwell, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Concordia University of Edmonton, answers the question: ‘What does philosophy of religion offer to the modern university?’ at PhilosophyofReligion.Org Read it Here
Research Associate LeRon Shults Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research Opening March 2017 Summary: Using Multi-Agent Artificial Intelligence Models to Simulate Social Policy Learn More
This article was originally published at Patheos and has been reprinted with permission. Want to study the science of religion? Start with this MOOC
Raymond VaArragon, Professor of Philosophy at Bethel University, answers the question: ‘What does philosophy of religion offer to the modern university?’ at PhilosophyofReligion.Org Read it Here