Epstein Secrets

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

later, humans reached another religious milestone, build- § ing what is often considered the world's first I temple at the 11,000-year-old site of Gobekli Tepe in Turkey (Science, 18 January 2008, p. 278). There, rows of standing stones 3 I up to 6 meters tall march down a high hill- side in circles; eac

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

humans reached another religious milestone, build- § ing what is often considered the world's first z gs temple at the 11,000-year-old site of is Gobekli Tepe in Turkey (Science, 18 January 2008, p. 278). There, rows of standing stones g up to 6 meters tall march down a high hill- y side in circles; each

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

er, humans reached another religious milestone, build- ing what is often considered the world's first temple at the I I ,000-year-old site of 2 g Gobekli Tepe in Turkey (Science, 18 January W ig 2008, p. 278).There, rows of standing stones s up to 6 meters tall march down a high hill- side in circles; eac