The Mickey Mouse problem: Distinguishing religious and fictional counterintuitive agents
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220886
Abstract: The Mickey Mouse problem refers to the difficulty in predicting which supernatural agents are capable of eliciting belief and religious devotion. We approached the problem directly by asking participants to invent a “religious” or a… read more here.
Keywords: religious fictional; mouse problem; mickey mouse; problem ... See more keywords