Author Archives: Saints and Sceptics

Easily the most disappointing reaction to the Gospel is an apologetic: “I’m sorry, but I just don’t have your faith.” Faith is a little like taste on this view. Some people like opera, some don’t. Some prefer spicy meals, others prefer sweet.

In a recent paper ‘Explaining Away and the Cognitive Science of Religion’ (a freely available version is available here) in the journal Theology and Science, David Glass looks at whether developments in the cognitive science of religion which attempt to provide an evolutionary explanation of the origins of theistic belief can be used to undermine theism.