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Mind God's mind: History, development, and teaching1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 March 2016

Andreas Demetriou ,
Nikos Makris  and
Dimitris Pnevmatikos
Andreas Demetriou
Affiliation:
Department of Social Sciences, University of Nicosia, Egkomi 1700, Cyprus. ademetriou@ucy.ac.cy http://www.unic.ac.cy/
Nikos Makris
Affiliation:
Department of Primary Education, University of Thrace, Xanthi 671 00, Greece. nmakris@eled.duth.gr
Dimitris Pnevmatikos
Affiliation:
Department of Primary Education, University of Western Macedonia, Kozani 501 00, Greece. dpnevma@gmail.com
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Abstract

We dispute the target article that belief in Big Gods facilitated development of large societies and suggest that the direction of causality might be inverted. We also suggest that plain theory of mind (ToM), although necessary, is not sufficient to conceive Big Gods. Grasp of other aspects of the mind is required. However, this theory is useful for the teaching of religion.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 39 , 2016 , e10
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All authors contributed equally to the preparation of this commentary.

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