
What You Don't Know About Religion (but should) with Dr. Ryan Cragun
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The Metaphysical View of Babies
CNN's Christiane Amanpour talks with author Ryan Anderson about his new book, Old Babies or Atheists. She asks him to explain why belief in a specific God is not innate. He says we're good at seeing intent in nature but that doesn't mean there are gods in nature. "We call it the hyperactive agency detection device," he says of humans' tendency to anthropomorphize and see intent in things.
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