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Hermeneutics as Evidence of Failed Revelation A Cognitive and Epistemic Critique ofBiblical Communication.docx NoneWhy a Divine Message Shouldn’t Need a Decoder RingHow Biblical Interpretation Undermines the Idea of RevelationIf an all-knowing, all-powerful being wanted to communicate with humanity, what wouldthat message look like?Would it require centuries of scholarly debate, thousands of competing interpretations,and entire academic…
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Hermeneutics as Evidence of Failed Revelation A Cognitive and Epistemic Critique ofBiblical Communication.docx NoneWhy a Divine Message Shouldn’t Need a Decoder RingHow Biblical Interpretation Undermines the Idea of RevelationIf an all-knowing, all-powerful being wanted to communicate with humanity, what wouldthat message look like?Would it require centuries of scholarly debate, thousands of competing interpretations,and entire academic…
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Why a Divine Message Shouldn’t Need a Decoder RingHow Biblical Interpretation Undermines the Idea of RevelationIf an all-knowing, all-powerful being wanted to communicate with humanity, what wouldthat message look like?Would it require centuries of scholarly debate, thousands of competing interpretations,and entire academic fields devoted to figuring out what it “really” means? Would it dependon dead…
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Hermeneutics as Evidence of Failed Revelation A Cognitive and Epistemic Critique ofBiblical Communication.
Why a Divine Message Shouldn’t Need a Decoder RingHow Biblical Interpretation Undermines the Idea of RevelationIf an all-knowing, all-powerful being wanted to communicate with humanity, what wouldthat message look like?Would it require centuries of scholarly debate, thousands of competing interpretations,and entire academic fields devoted to figuring out what it “really” means? Would it dependon dead…
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Rethinking “the Physical”: Emergence, Naturalism, and Conceptual Precision
Author Neo Israel Contemporary scientific discourse frequently asserts that “everything is physical,” a claim often associated—explicitly or implicitly—with scientific naturalism (e.g., Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion). While typically intended to reject supernatural explanations, this formulation suffers from conceptual ambiguity and outdated metaphysical assumptions. The term physical, as commonly used, lacks the precision required to coherently…
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Epistemic Lens Theory in Mate Perception: Gendered Reality Construction in Attraction
Academic Article – Standalone but Connected to Core TheoryAuthor: Kevin Lay (Neo Israel) This manuscript used ChatGPT (OpenAI) for assistance with wording suggestions, grammar editing, and structural clarity. All intellectual content, arguments, data interpretation, and conclusions are solely the work of the author. AI was not used to generate research data or empirical results. All…
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Hermeneutics as Evidence of Failed Revelation: A Cognitive and Epistemic Critique of Biblical Communication
Kevin Lay (Neo Israel) 10-14-25 Note: The author used AI-based language assistance during initial drafting. All revisions, concepts, and theoretical development were completed independently by the author. Abstract This article challenges the coherence of divine revelation by examining the necessity of hermeneutics and exegesis as interpretive mediators of scripture. If an omniscient and omnipotent deity…
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Epistemic Lens Theory: How Belief Systems Reshape Perception, Cognition, and Reality Construction
Kevin Lay (Neo Israel) 10/13/2025 Note-this is just the abstract. Full article submitted and under review in Journal of Cognition and Culture Abstract Human perception is often misunderstood as a passive process of sensing objective reality. However, decades of psychological research demonstrate that cognition actively shapes what individuals perceive, interpret, and believe to be real.…
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