Christianity and the Extended-Mind Thesis
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The extended-mind thesis belongs to cognitive science. Although the background assumptions of cognitive science are far removed from those of Christianity, Christians may wonder whether the Extended-Mind thesis is even compatible with Christianity. Investigation of the compatibility of Christianity and the Extended-Mind thesis is made more difficult by the fact that there is not just one thesis labeled ‘the Extended-Mind thesis’, but at least two theses to be disentangled.
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