Valerie Tarico, Ph.D. is a psychologist in Seattle, Washington. She is the author of The Dark Side: How Evangelical Teachings Corrupt Love and Truth, the founder of www.WisdomCommons.org, and the host of Christianity in the Public Square, Moral Politics Television, Seattle. The Jesuits have a saying sometimes attributed to Francis Xavier, “Give me the child [...]
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Christian Belief through the Lens of Cognitive Science, part 5: How Viral Ideas Hook Us
Valerie Tarico, Ph.D. is a psychologist in Seattle, Washington. She is the author of The Dark Side: How Evangelical Teachings Corrupt Love and Truth, the founder of www.WisdomCommons.org, and the host of Christianity in the Public Square, Moral Politics Television, Seattle. Did you know that Temple Baptist Church was built on land that sold for [...]
I know because I know: Christian belief through the lens of cognitive science, part 3 of 6
Valerie Tarico, Ph.D. is a psychologist in Seattle, Washington. She is the author of The Dark Side: How Evangelical Teachings Corrupt Love and Truth, the founder of www.WisdomCommons.org, and the host of Christianity in the Public Square, Moral Politics Television, Seattle. On a warm afternoon in June, two men have appointments with a psychiatrist. The [...]