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

feel." Some fMRI studies lend support to this idea. In the 24 March issue of the Proceed- ings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team led by Jordan Grafman of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke in Bethesda, Maryland, asked 40 peo- ple to evaluate statements about God's emo- tio

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

feel." Some fMRI studies lend support to this idea. In the 24 March issue of the Proceed- ings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team led by Jordan Grafman of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke in Bethesda, Maryland, asked 40 peo- ple to evaluate statements about God's emo- tio

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

feel." Some fM RI studies lend support to this idea. In the 24 March issue of the Proceed- ings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team led by Jordan Grafman of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke in Bethesda, Maryland, asked 40 peo- ple to evaluate statements about God's emo- tio