Mind-body dualism naturally prepares minds to accept the immortal soul

Evidence

Mind-body dualism, once in place, in turn prepares our minds to accept another intuition that turns out to be a very important foundation for many religious beliefs. If minds are an immaterial substance autonomous and separate from physical bodies, they may continue on even after the demise of the physical body. The idea of the immortal soul is ready to take root, or what psychologist Jesse Bering calls “psychological immortality.” — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 72

Categorization

• XREF: Links the cognitive foundations chapter to Norenzayan’s central Big God account and, for this reader, to how Rodrigues in Silence might perceive his own immortal soul being judged by an omniscient God. — connects to: Christian eternal-soul doctrine unites extreme individualism with universal equality — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 693; Immediate unhappiness combined with reflection generates metaphysical optimism about super-sensible worlds — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 1141; The soul is the prison of the body, not its freeing essence — Michel Foucault, Discipline & Punish- The Birth of the…, 79 (+1 more)
• DEFINE: Introduces Jesse Bering’s term ‘psychological immortality’ as the intuition that minds survive bodily death.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 72

Broader Connections

• Christian eternal-soul doctrine unites extreme individualism with universal equality #expands (0.82) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 693
• Immediate unhappiness combined with reflection generates metaphysical optimism about super-sensible worlds #expands (0.72) — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 1141