Epstein Secrets

that children tend toward creationist explanations of natural phenomena. there?' ... Given ambiguous stimuli, we often posit an agency at play." Guthrie suggested that natural selection primed this system for false positives, because if the bump in the night is really a burglar—or a lion—you could

er researchers are extending this cog- nitive model, finding additional thought processes that they say make religious belief natural. For example, Bloom and Jesse 5 2 eF Downloaded from www.sciencemag.org on November 25. 2009 786 6 NOVEMBER 2009 VOL 326 SCIENCE www.sciencemag.org pubtethedayams

the archaeo- logical record and the theoretical models of psychologists. Archaeological objects fall short of revealing our ancestors' minds, says Bloom, while on the psychological side, "we need more evidence!' Birth of the gods When did religious beliefs begin? A likely place to find out is the

that children tend toward creationist explanations of natural phenomena. there?' ... Given ambiguous stimuli, we often posit an agency at play." Guthrie suggested that natural selection primed this system for false positives, because if the bump in the night is really a burglar—or a lion—you could

er researchers are extending this cog- nitive model, finding additional thought processes that they say make religious belief natural. For example, Bloom and Jesse 5 2 eF Downloaded from www.sciencemag.org on November 25. 2009 786 6 NOVEMBER 2009 VOL 326 SCIENCE www.sciencemag.org pubtethedayams

the archaeo- logical record and the theoretical models of psychologists. Archaeological objects fall short of revealing our ancestors' minds, says Bloom, while on the psychological side, "we need more evidence." Birth of the gods When did religious beliefs begin? A likely place to find out is the

that children tend toward creationist explanations of natural phenomena. there?' ... Given ambiguous stimuli, we often posit an agency at play:' Guthrie suggested that natural selection primed this system for false positives, because if the bump in the night is really a burglar—or a lion—you could

the archaeo- logical record and the theoretical models of psychologists. Archaeological objects fall short of revealing our ancestors' minds, says Bloom, while on the psychological side. "we need more evidence." Birth of the gods When did religious beliefs begin? A likely place to find out is the