(April 17, 2012 at 1:30 pm)Paul the Human Wrote: This does not support what you said at all.
Quote:Studies by Emily Reed Burdett and Justin Barrett, from the University of Oxford, suggest that children below the age of five find it easier to believe in some superhuman properties than to understand similar human limitations.
And the second one is an article about someone making a claim. There is no substantiation for that claim presented in the article.
What the science actually shows is how the brain works and how it is predisposed to believe in the supernatural as a coping mechanism for things it doesn't comprehend.
No god required.
It stems from human imagination. We do it naturally even as adults. Our brain tries to fill in the gaps. Of course as an adult you learn to reason and think things through (though not all of us mature to that level sadly).
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence - Carl Sagan
Mankind's intelligence walks hand in hand with it's stupidity.
Being an atheist says nothing about your overall intelligence, it just means you don't believe in god. Atheists can be as bright as any scientist and as stupid as any creationist.
You never really know just how stupid someone is, until you've argued with them.
Mankind's intelligence walks hand in hand with it's stupidity.
Being an atheist says nothing about your overall intelligence, it just means you don't believe in god. Atheists can be as bright as any scientist and as stupid as any creationist.
You never really know just how stupid someone is, until you've argued with them.
