Most of what we believe is grounded in mental tools that rapidly and intuitively generate beliefs about our environment. Using experimental results in the relatively new field of cognitive psychology of religion, Justin Barrett argues convincingly that children are not uniformly gullible, but rather are biased towards religious belief.
Influential figures like Richard Dawkins can give the impression that belief in God arises from a general childhood gullibility and indoctrination. Barrett, Why Would Anyone Believe in God? (AltaMira Press, 2004) Articles, Briefing Sheets & Book Reviews.
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