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Daily Defense Podcast
#313 Born Believers - Jimmy Akin
Nov 9, 2023
Guest Jimmy Akin, an expert on the natural predisposition of children to religious belief, discusses the idea that children are naturally inclined towards religious belief. Scientific tests have shown that babies are aware of the difference between beings with mind and intention and inanimate objects. Small children do not assume agents must be human or visible. This challenges the notion that religion is unnatural and must be indoctrinated.
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- Children are naturally predisposed to religious belief, recognizing the difference between beings with mind and intention and inanimate objects.
- Religious beliefs emerge naturally as part of children's cognitive development, not through indoctrination
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Children are naturally predisposed to religious belief
Tests have shown that children are naturally predisposed to religious belief. They differentiate between agents and inanimate objects and are prepared to attribute superhuman knowledge and power to agents. Even when their parents offer contrary explanations, children still recognize non-human agents as real. This natural predisposition explains why religion is a human universal found in every culture.
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