One of the implicit assumptions of the Divine Hiddenness argument against the existence of God is:
If there were sufficient, or overwhelming evidence for the existence of some object, or the truth of some proposition, then intelligent people looking for that evidence wouldn't culpably miss it somehow; either because of the influence of non-cognitive , and/or cognitive processes, or some other factor(s).
However, recent empirical studies coming out of neuropsychology have disconfirmed this assumption. Here is a link to a number of great articles that disconfirm this premise along with the conclusion of each study:
If there were sufficient, or overwhelming evidence for the existence of some object, or the truth of some proposition, then intelligent people looking for that evidence wouldn't culpably miss it somehow; either because of the influence of non-cognitive , and/or cognitive processes, or some other factor(s).
However, recent empirical studies coming out of neuropsychology have disconfirmed this assumption. Here is a link to a number of great articles that disconfirm this premise along with the conclusion of each study:
| kunda_z_motivated_reasoning_psych_bull_1990.pdf |
| lord_ross_lepper79_jpsp_biased-assimilation-and-attitude-polarization.pdf |
| nickersonconfirmationbias.pdf |
| merciersperberwhydohumansreason.pdf |
| perseverance2.pdf |
| w_convenient.docx |
| nisbettwilson.pdf |
| motivated_skepticism.pdf |
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