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Dying for your group or for your faith? On the power of belief
Behavioral and Brain Sciences 41 (2018)
Abstract
Whitehouse's theory offers one plausible pathway toward extreme self-sacrifice, but it fails to explain sacrificial acts that are inspired by heartfelt ideological beliefs, including jihadi terrorism and mass suicide in cults. If he wants to offer a “single overarching theory” of self-sacrifice, he will need to take seriously the power of belief.Author's Profile
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Disbelief in belief: On the cognitive status of supernatural beliefs.Maarten Boudry & Jerry Coyne - 2016 - Philosophical Psychology 29 (4):601-615.
Fakers, fanatics, and false dilemmas: Reply to Van Leeuwen.Maarten Boudry & Jerry Coyne - 2016 - Philosophical Psychology 29 (4):622-627.
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