How God Becomes Real | The Anthropology of Faith

Alex O'Connor
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Chapters & Sections (46)

0:00 Human Behavior and Omnipotent Gods chapter 3
0:00 Human Behavior and Omnipotent Gods
2:25 Establishing Trust with Religious Communities
4:09 Belief in Gods vs Mundane Reality
5:55 People of Faith and Their Spiritual Commitments chapter 2
5:55 People's inconsistent behavior with their faith
8:28 Faith Commitment and Reality Perception
11:05 Challenge of Making Religious Belief Real chapter 2
11:05 Challenging Validity of Religious Belief
14:10 Faith vs Reality in Personal Life
15:47 Faith and the Struggle with God's Existence chapter 3
15:47 Faith and the Struggle with God's Existence
17:25 Followers of Rabbi Menachem Schneerson
18:48 Rabbi's Legacy Continues After Death
20:08 Rare Sensory Experiences and Emotional Investment chapter 3
20:08 Human Pattern in Jesus Sightings Described
21:25 Sensory Experiences and Emotional States
22:44 Understanding Play in Human Behavior
24:46 Faith and Shared Imaginary Worlds chapter 2
24:46 Faith and Shared Imaginary Worlds
27:07 Storytelling and Community Connection
30:36 Cognitive and Emotional Commitment to Imaginary Entities chapter 3
30:36 Imagination vs Reality in Cognitive Development
32:18 Faith as a Commitment to Change Reality
34:20 Faith and Reality in Everyday Life
37:12 Importance of Semi-Fictive Commitments in Society chapter 2
37:12 Importance of Semi-Fictive Commitments in Society
39:11 Religious Belief as Fictive and Semi-Fictive
41:53 Diverse Understandings of God in Human Experience chapter 2
41:53 Diverse Meanings of the Word God
44:01 The Human Side of Community and Faith
46:12 Faith Communities and Health Outcomes chapter 3
46:12 Benefits of Religious Community and Spirituality
48:16 The Widowhood Effect and Mental Health
49:47 Druid Beliefs and Practices Described
51:01 Exploring Magic and Personal Transformation chapter 3
51:01 Exploring the Concept of Magic and Inner Worlds
52:41 Near-Death Experience on Train Ride
54:25 Vivid Dreams and Supernatural Experiences
56:33 Religious Experiences and Susceptibility to Faith chapter 3
56:33 Contradictory Thoughts and Immortal Experiences
58:08 Personality Traits and Religious Experience
1:00:35 Absorption and Spiritual Experiences Explained
1:02:10 Interpretation of Spiritual Experiences and Reality chapter 2
1:02:10 Spiritual Experiences and Reality Monitoring
1:04:19 Philosophy of Reality and Daydreaming

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