(February 9, 2012 at 1:12 pm)RW_9 Wrote: I didn't mean "ever since they can remember." I meant all humans are born without religion, but many are raised from birth to believe in one. So for many, ever since they "can remember" they have believed in a religion of some sort - but that is due to their parents. Would it be possible for someone to develop on their own with some set of superstitions? Of course. I am just stating the obvious that humans aren't born hardwired with a religion in their conscious system.
Just as we aren't born hardwired with words. But here's an interesting study.
I took Psychology of Deaf people last semester.
and, apparently they did a study where, they put a group of deaf kids together that knew no sign language, and they developed some home signs. (meaning crude gestures) to communicate.
Then they put some new deaf kids in there, and they took the home sign and made it into something halfway between a full sign language and home sign.
Then they added more kids, and these new kids actually created a new sign language. A new language, complete with complex grammar.
What i am saying is, nor are we hardwired with words or a language but we create it nontheless.