Religion as a State Space Reducing Mental Model: A Doomsday Approach

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Authors: Hewson, Robert
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.31048924
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Abstract

A borderline-rant describing religion as a pretrained model encoded in a story that has been passed down, and how it has helped us solve problems in the past.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Study and Philosophy of Religion Religion Spirituality and Psychology Philosophy and Theoretical Science

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Figshare
Publication date
1 January 2026
Document type
Preprint