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  “I think that this dichotomy is something that is fairly recent. First of all, when the brain evolved to have the capacity to ask such questions, to understand abstractions, and to be curious, one of ...

• How Can a Better Understanding of Sacred Values Help Us Resolve Intergroup Conflicts? - Science and

  How Can a Better Understanding of Sacred Values Help Us Resolve Intergroup Conflicts? Humans define the groups to which they belong in abstract terms. Often they strive for lasting intellectual and em...

• What Is Motivated Reasoning and How Does It Work? - Science and Religion Today

  What Is Motivated Reasoning and How Does It Work? Recently, scholars and commentators have drawn attention to the contribution of “motivated cognition” to diverse political conflicts, including clima...

• What Is the Most Important Thing Zombies Can Teach Us About Being Human? - Science and Religion

  What Is the Most Important Thing Zombies Can Teach Us About Being Human? Before we can think about what a zombie has to teach us about being human, we must first understand exactly what a zombie is. T...

• How Can We Get Willpower Back Once It Has Been Depleted? - Science and Religion Today

  How Can We Get Willpower Back Once It Has Been Depleted? This is a question researchers are addressing at this very moment. We have a few answers right now, and a few more hypotheses we are working on...

• Do Our Names Affect Our Personalities? - Science and Religion Today

  Do Our Names Affect Our Personalities? Not directly, but probably yes. The important thing to remember is: 1) Parents have expectations for their children, and 2) those parents chose the names for the...