Philosopher of Religion Specializing in Epistemology, and Metaphysics
About
I first became interested in philosophy because philosophers seemed to have a helpful set of tools for thinking through questions that are big, important, and meaningful, but difficult to find quick and satisfying answers—questions like: Is there a God? If morality is objective, why do people make different moral judgments? What’s the difference between claiming to know something and actually knowing something?
Podcast Interview: You Have Permission
From YHP: Myron helps host Dan Koch think through some interesting but complicated and challenging findings from cognitive science (the study of the mind, not the study of the brain -- that's called neuroscience) and what they mean for our understanding of religions, beliefs, behaviors, and experiences. By explaining religious belief from a cognitive perspective, how does cognitive science of religion not *explain away* religion altogether? Does cognitive science of religion present evidence for God, for atheism, or neither?
