Implicit theism arises from rapid automatic intuitions rather than reasoned belief

Evidence

There is the habitual tendency to mentalize (discussed earlier); mentalizing in turn encourages mind-body dualism, or the feeling that something immaterial exists that is distinct from the physical body; psychological immortality, or the feeling that this “something,” being immaterial and distinct, survives the body’s death; and teleological thinking, or the feeling that things exist for a purpose, and purpose implies a creator. This cognitive package is typically what’s meant by implicit theism. All the ingredients in implicit theism are run by an intuitive system (known as System 1) that is rapid, automatic, and largely unconscious. — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 594

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines implicit theism as a package of four intuitions—mentalizing, mind-body dualism, psychological immortality, teleological thinking—run by System 1.
• XREF: Connects directly to Boyer’s implicit theism, which the reader is likely tracing across this book. — connects to: Early-century concepts like cathexis and ego defense anticipated implicit attitudes — Anthony G. Greenwald and Mahzarin R. Banaji, Implicit Social Cognition: Attitudes,…, 270