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or feelings by non- human animals or even inanimate entities. This could be a partial biological explanation of anthropomorphism, as discussed by Epley and Gilpin. Of course as humans we have the ability to go beyond these strict egocentric limitations and recognize and respond to our social conn

I For a sampling of relevant recent work, see Philip Husbands, Owen Holland, and Michael Wheeler, eds., The Mechanical Mind in History (Cambridge: MIT Press, 2008); and Lorraine Daston and Gregg Mitman, eds., Thinking with Animals: New Perspectives on Anthropomorphism (New York: Columbia University Pr

War II, the bombing of London was demonstrably random, but citizens of London could not help but discern intentional patterns in the attacks. As Epley points out, hurricanes and floods are even today attributed to the hand of God, perhaps an angry God. Clark Gilpin discusses how religions may us

iovascular disease. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2006;160:805-11. Weiss RS. Loneliness: The experience of emotional and social isolation. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press; 1973. Brewer MB, Gardner W. Who is this “we”? Levels of collective identity and self representations. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

ings by non- human animals or even inanimate entities. This could be a partial Page |82 biological explanation of anthropomorphism, as discussed by Epley and Gilpin. Of course as humans we have the ability to go beyond these strict egocentric limitations and recognize and respond to our social connecti

. ' For a sampling of relevant recent work, see Philip Husbands, Owen Holland, and Michael Wheeler, eds., The Mechanical Mind in History (Cambridge: MIT Press, 2008); and Lorraine Daston and Gregg Mitman, eds., Thinking with Animals: New Perspectives on Anthropomorphism (New York: Columbia University Press,

orld War II, the bombing of London was demonstrably random, but citizens of London could not help but discern intentional patterns in the attacks. As Epley points out, hurricanes and floods are even today attributed to the hand of God, perhaps an angry God. Clark Gilpin discusses how religions may use th

r, 2006) and appears to be evolved (DeScioli et al., 2011) and that consciously considering what others believe is an onerous process (Camerer, 2003; Epley, Keysar, Van Boven, & Gilovich, 2004; Hedden & Zhang, 2002). This same model can explain several other puzzling aspects of our morality. The first i

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