Both science and religion are human endeavours that recruit and modify pre-existing human capacity to engage in epistemic vigilance. However, while science relies upon a focus on content vigilance, religion focusses on source vigilance. This difference is due, in turn, to the function of religious claims not being connected to their accuracy – unlike the function of scientific claims. Understanding this difference helps to understand many aspects of scientific and religious institutions.

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认识上的警觉与科学/宗教的区别

科学和宗教都是人类的努力，它们招募和修改了人类已有的进行认知警戒的能力。但是，尽管科学依赖于对内容的警惕性，但宗教却注重对来源的警惕性。反过来，这种差异是由于宗教主张的功能与其准确性无关，而与科学主张的功能不同。理解这种差异有助于理解科学和宗教机构的许多方面。