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The cognitive appeal of the cosmological argument

Johan De Smedt (UGent) and Helen De Cruz
(2011) METHOD & THEORY IN THE STUDY OF RELIGION. 23(2). p.103-122
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The cosmological argument has enjoyed and still enjoys substantial popularity in various traditions of natural theology. We propose that its enduring appeal is due at least in part to its concurrence with human cognitive predispositions, in particular intuitions about causality and agency. These intuitions seem to be a stable part of human cognition. We will consider implications for the justification of the cosmological argument from externalise and internalise perspectives.
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developmental psychology, natural theology, agency detection, epistemic satisfaction, cosmological argument, CAUSAL INFERENCES, causal cognition, EARLY UNDERSTANDINGS, reformed epistemology, CORE KNOWLEDGE, CHILDREN, BELIEFS, REASONS, EXPLANATIONS, ATTRIBUTION, DESIGN, AGENTS

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MLA
De Smedt, Johan, and Helen De Cruz. “The Cognitive Appeal of the Cosmological Argument.” METHOD & THEORY IN THE STUDY OF RELIGION, vol. 23, no. 2, 2011, pp. 103–22, doi:10.1163/157006811X567715.
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De Smedt, J., & De Cruz, H. (2011). The cognitive appeal of the cosmological argument. METHOD & THEORY IN THE STUDY OF RELIGION, 23(2), 103–122. https://doi.org/10.1163/157006811X567715
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De Smedt, Johan, and Helen De Cruz. 2011. “The Cognitive Appeal of the Cosmological Argument.” METHOD & THEORY IN THE STUDY OF RELIGION 23 (2): 103–22. https://doi.org/10.1163/157006811X567715.
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De Smedt, Johan, and Helen De Cruz. 2011. “The Cognitive Appeal of the Cosmological Argument.” METHOD & THEORY IN THE STUDY OF RELIGION 23 (2): 103–122. doi:10.1163/157006811X567715.
Vancouver
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De Smedt J, De Cruz H. The cognitive appeal of the cosmological argument. METHOD & THEORY IN THE STUDY OF RELIGION. 2011;23(2):103–22.
IEEE
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J. De Smedt and H. De Cruz, “The cognitive appeal of the cosmological argument,” METHOD & THEORY IN THE STUDY OF RELIGION, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 103–122, 2011.
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  author       = {{De Smedt, Johan and De Cruz, Helen}},
  issn         = {{0943-3058}},
  journal      = {{METHOD & THEORY IN THE STUDY OF RELIGION}},
  keywords     = {{developmental psychology,natural theology,agency detection,epistemic satisfaction,cosmological argument,CAUSAL INFERENCES,causal cognition,EARLY UNDERSTANDINGS,reformed epistemology,CORE KNOWLEDGE,CHILDREN,BELIEFS,REASONS,EXPLANATIONS,ATTRIBUTION,DESIGN,AGENTS}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{2}},
  pages        = {{103--122}},
  title        = {{The cognitive appeal of the cosmological argument}},
  url          = {{http://doi.org/10.1163/157006811X567715}},
  volume       = {{23}},
  year         = {{2011}},
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