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supernatural agents, to something like a god," says experi- mental psychologist Justin Barrett of the Uni- versity of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Barrett and others see the roots of reli- gion in our sophisticated social cognition. Humans, they say, have a tendency to see signs of "agents"—minds like
ivi- ties seems arbitrary, as it is not clear that the people of Catalhoyiik themselves separated the religious sphere ,, from the rest of life. Renfrew cautions that it might not be possible to know for sure that a culture wor- shipped gods until we can read their names—that is, until the literat
n supernatural agents, to something like a got says experi- mental psychologist Justin Barrett of the Uni- versity of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Barrett and others see the roots of reli- gion in our sophisticated social cognition. Humans, they say, have a tendency to see signs of "agents"—minds like
- I ties seems arbitrary, as it is not clear that the 5 people of Catalh6ya themselves g separated the religious sphere from the rest of life. € Renfrew cautions that it d might not be possible to know g for sure that a culture wor- d shipped gods until we can read I their names—that is, until the
supernatural agents, to something like a god," says experi- mental psychologist Justin Barrett of the Uni- versity of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Barrett and others see the roots of reli- gion in our sophisticated social cognition. Humans, they say, have a tendency to see signs of "agents"—minds like
eems arbitrary, as it is not clear that the $ people of Catalh0yiik themselves • separated the religious sphere 8 l -. s from the rest of life. Renfrew cautions that it might not be possible to know E for sure that a culture wor- shipped gods until we can read their names—that is, until the liter
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