Analytic Thinking, Religion, and Prejudice

Over the past decade, the intersection of religion and analytical thinking in social psychology and cognitive science literature is a complex and undisputed topic. Furthermore, the idea that promotion of religion has a negative attitude towards a group other than a special religion has a relatively long theoretical and empirical history in social psychology, the evolutionary origin of religion (Allport & Ross , 1967; Spilka, 1986; Whitley & Bernard). Main idea in the background (Atran & Heinrich, 2010; Bering, 2011; Norenzayan & Shariff, 2008; Preston & Ritter, 2013; Rand et al., 2014; Shariff & Norenzay)

Whether religious thinking and scientific thinking are cognitively incompatible with each other is unknown. Several studies indicate that religion relies more intuitive way of thinking than analytical method of scientific features (Gervais and Norenzayan 2012). On the other hand, the acceptance of theological and scientific views depends on confidence in the testimony, and cognitive scientists resemble similarities between ways that children and adults testify to intangible entities in the field of religion and science (Harris et al., 2006). In addition, theologians such as the Godfather and scholars are doing a deep analysis in their writing, indicating that the relationship between intuition and religious thinking may be a recent western prejudice. Further testing is necessary to test whether the religious and scientific thinking itself is in tension.

It is a religion. In the previous section of this article, religious beliefs have been conceptualized as direct causes of prejudice (eg Bible and homosexuality) and prejudicial suppressors (eg Baha'i faith, Christian charity). Likewise, religion also serves as a reason for prejudice. Well-known examples are justifications of medieval Christian crusaders, whose historical purpose is based on economic exploitation and desire for anti-Islamic bias rather than Christianity (Chalk & Jonas-sohn, 1990 ).

It is a religion. In many cases, religious beliefs are actively contributing to the prevention of prejudice. In some cases religious beliefs are associated with higher prejudice, but very high levels of religious beliefs are associated with low level prejudices (Batson & Burris, 1994; Gorsuch & Aleshire, 1974). Some religious groups are characterized by their humanitarian and anti - discriminatory activities and their unbiased doctrine of tolerance and acceptance of all. Some political and political value systems directly teach things that are not biased. Political liberalism (modernism) emphasizes social tolerance and is associated with a decline in negative attitudes towards minorities, disability, homosexuals, and other groups (eg Crandall, 1994; Lambert & Chasteen, 1997) .