Dear All, The CEU Department of Cognitive Science cordially invites you to its next talk by: Pascal Boyer, University of Washington Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2019 - 17:00-18:30 Host: Dan Sperber Location: Department of Cognitive Science, CEU, Oktober 6 street 7, room 101. Title: Religions in the Wild: How General Properties of Human Communication Result in Religious Traditions Abstract: For most of human history and prehistory in most places, religious activity for most people did and still does centre on ways to palliate and prevent misfortune, notably by resorting to specialists, best equipped to deal with spirits and other superhuman agents. This "wild religion" includes no stable doctrine, no interest in good and evil, no priests with formal training, no community of believers and no concept of 'faith'. I propose that the common features of wild religion stem from our evolved psychology, in particular from our need to gain welfare and fitness by providing high-value information to others, and being seen as providers of such information. See more at: https://cognitivescience.ceu.edu/events/2019-05-15/departmental-colloquium-… We look forward to seeing you there! Cognitive Science Events at CEU: http://cognitivescience.ceu.edu/events Györgyné Finta (Réka) Department Coordinator ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Central European University Department of Cognitive Science H-1051 Budapest Oktober 6 utca 7. tel: (36-1) 887-5138 fax: (36-1) 887-5010 http://www.ceu.edu http://cognitivescience.ceu.edu ______________________________________________ Subscribe by sending an empty mail to talks-subscribe(a)cogsci.ceu.edu Unsubscribe by sending an empty mail to talks-unsubscribe(a)cogsci.ceu.edu