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Theological Psychology vs. Scientific Psychology

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Observer comments on the view that because some metaphors are legitimate and useful that it is wrong to abandon theological metaphors of mind and psychic states. Suggestions are offered for distinguishing theological metaphors from scientific descriptions and interpretations.

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Observer Theological Psychology vs. Scientific Psychology. Psychol Rec 30, 131–133 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03394661

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