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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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