Marshall Hodgson Has Written That a Visitor from Mars Who

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Essay

Marshall Hodgson has written that a visitor from Mars who arrived on earth during the sixteenth century would probably have concluded that the world was on the verge of becoming Muslim. What factors would have contributed to this perception?

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Definitions:

Cognitive Dissonance

A psychological discomfort experienced when holding two or more conflicting cognitions (ideas, beliefs, values, emotional reactions).

Inconsistent

Lacking regularity or uniformity in thought, action, or character.

Controlled

An experiment or situation where variables are manipulated or regulated deliberately to test causality or assess outcomes.

Heider's

Fritz Heider's attribution theory focuses on how people interpret events and relate them to their thinking and behavior.