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In reply to the discussion: Religious people are NOT "born believers," landmark study reveals [View all]marylandblue
(12,344 posts)34. Not blindingly obvious
The researcher state that their research indicates that we do not pick up religion spontaneously in the way we pick up language and that this research contradicts other research (such as in the previously linked thread) which suggested we do. So the jury is still out and the answer is not obvious, even if we've been doing it for 300,000 years. We have probably been cooking our food even longer than that, and we still aren't sure why.
Calling things interdependent is scientifically unsatisfying. EVERYTHING is interdependent, but some things are instinctual while others are learned. Behavioral research tries to distinguish between the two but the research is surprisingly difficult to do.
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Not up to me to explain, but I think it's clear you misunderstood his point
marylandblue
Nov 2017
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