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You are invited to participate in the next session of the Logic and Religion Webinar Series which will be held on <b>July 7, 2022</b>, at <b>4pm CET</b> with the topic:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#050505">PARABLES AND BRAINS</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Speaker</span></b><span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/5hT2C4QOPEiJGG76GIOMNHM?domain=ianramseycentre.ox.ac.uk" target="_blank" title="https://www.ianramseycentre.ox.ac.uk/people/andrew-pinsent">Andrew
Pinsent</a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>(The University of Oxford, UK).</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.4pt;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Chair</span></b><span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">:</span><span style="color:#050505"> <u><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><a href="https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/x_uRC5QPXJi0OOWROcO6sd2?domain=cocen.unicamp.br" target="_blank" title="https://www.cocen.unicamp.br/pesquisadores/id/54/fabio-maia-bertato">Fábio
Bertato</a></span></u> (UNICAMP, Brazil).</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Please, register in advance:<br>
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Abstract: Why did Jesus teach so much in parables? These parables usually have clear explanations but why not simply teach the explanations, given the risk of misinterpretation? In this presentation, I share new insights from neuroscience that have highlighted
the ancient distinction between knowledge and understanding (intellectus/nous), a distinction that is at the heart of so many challenges to Artificial Intelligence. I further argue that understanding is communicated in a privileged manner by means of metaphor
and narrative. On this account, parables are not merely convenient but may be indispensable for offering the understanding upon which knowledge and wisdom are based.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Join us 5 minutes prior to the beginning of the session!<br>
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With best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888">Francisco de Assis Mariano <br>
The University of Missouri-Columbia<br>
LARA Secretary<br>
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:lara@logicandreligion.com" target="_blank" title="mailto:lara@logicandreligion.com"><span style="color:#F8481C">lara@logicandreligion.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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