ately ▁to ▁non - West ern ▁cult ures . ▁ ▁C ogn itive ▁science ▁ ▁C ogn itive ▁science ▁of ▁religion ▁is ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁religious ▁thought ▁and ▁behavior ▁from ▁the ▁perspective ▁of ▁the ▁cogn itive ▁and ▁evolution ary ▁sciences . ▁The ▁field ▁emp lo ys ▁methods ▁and ▁theories ▁from ▁a ▁very ▁broad ▁range ▁of ▁discipl ines , ▁including : ▁cogn itive ▁psych ology , ▁evolution ary ▁psych ology , ▁cogn itive ▁anth rop ology , ▁artificial ▁intelligence , ▁cogn itive ▁neu ros cience , ▁ne uro bi ology , ▁zo ology , ▁and ▁eth ology . ▁ ▁Sch ol ars ▁in ▁this ▁field ▁seek ▁to ▁explain ▁how ▁human ▁minds ▁ac quire , ▁generate , ▁and ▁transmit ▁religious ▁thoughts , ▁practices , ▁and ▁sch emas ▁by ▁means ▁of ▁ordinary ▁cogn itive ▁capac ities . ▁ ▁Hall uc in ations ▁and ▁del us ions ▁related ▁to ▁religious ▁content ▁occurs ▁in ▁about ▁ 6 0 % ▁of ▁people ▁with ▁sch iz op hren ia . ▁While ▁this ▁number ▁var ies ▁across ▁cult ures , ▁this ▁had ▁led ▁to ▁theories ▁about ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁influ ential ▁religious ▁phenomen on ▁and ▁possible ▁relation ▁to ▁psych otic ▁dis orders . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁proph etic ▁experiences ▁are ▁consistent ▁with ▁psych otic ▁sympt oms , ▁although ▁ret ros pective ▁diagn oses ▁are ▁pract ically ▁impossible . ▁Sch iz op hren ic ▁episodes ▁are ▁also ▁experienced ▁by ▁people ▁who ▁do ▁not ▁have ▁belief ▁in ▁gods . ▁ ▁Relig ious ▁content ▁is ▁also ▁common ▁in ▁temporal ▁lo be ▁ep ile ps