Epstein Secrets

ple don't believe that they are * separate from their bodies." Mind or soul? ,9 Such hypotheses seem to make intuitive sense. But critics such as Paul Harris of Har- vard University say that children learn about 3 the afterlife from others. Working in Spain CI E and Madagascar, Harris and colleagues did

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

ple don't believe that they are * separate from their bodies." Mind or soul? ,9 Such hypotheses seem to make intuitive sense. But critics such as Paul Harris of Har- vard University say that children learn about 3 the afterlife from others. Working in Spain CI E and Madagascar, Harris and colleagues did

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

t believe that they are separate from their bodies." tl 6 2 0 Mind or soul? Such hypotheses seem to make intuitive sense. But critics such as Paul Harris of Har- vard University say that children learn about the afterlife from others. Working in Spain and Madagascar, Harris and colleagues did studie

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