"From this perspective, religion and science are simply alternative, neither wrong nor right, ways of realizing, and putting into practice, our four basic modes of thought."

This perspective ignores a crucial asymmetry between science (which I take loosely in the multi-disciplinary sense of "Wissenschaften") and religion: the former can explain the latter in terms that are continuous with the common sense shared by believers and non-believers alike, whereas religion cannot perform a reversal of this movement of explanation.

Great article. I found the basic parallels very interesting and it got me thinking about the church and social development. Stages of socialization can also be seen in church structure. People are encouraged to have empathy for others. Belongingness is encouraged along with a sense of social purpose ( spreading the word) and church communities are seen as greater than individuals alone. Skills like forgiveness, self-reflection, and conflict resolution
are taught in the context of a greater good and supreme being. A child progresses from thinking everyone sees what they see, to autonomy, to assuming a part of a larger whole.

I found your take on the nature vs. nurture issue intersting. Im doing a paper on this issue, and would love your take on it.