"A masterful discussion of whether children are born with a natural
ability to exercise faith in God" ("Publishers Weekly," starred
review).
Infants have a lot to make sense of in the world: Why does the
sun shine and night fall; why do some objects move in response to
words, while others won't budge; who looks over them and cares for
them?
How the developing brain grapples with these and other questions
leads children, across cultures, to imagine at least one creative
and intelligent agent, a grand creator and controller that brings
order and purpose to the world. Belief begins in the brain.
Further, these beliefs in unseen super beings help organize
children's intuitions about morality and surprising events, making
life meaningful. Summarizing scientific experiments conducted with
children across the globe, Professor Justin Barrett illustrates the
ways human beings have come to develop complex belief systems about
God's omniscience, the afterlife, and the immortality of deities.
He shows how the science of childhood religiosity reveals, across
humanity, a "natural religion," the organization of those beliefs
that humans gravitate to organically, and how it underlies and
unites all of the world's major religions.
For believers and nonbelievers alike, Barrett offers a
compelling argument for the human instinct for religion, as he
guides all parents in how to effectively encourage children in
developing a healthy constellation of beliefs about the world
around them.
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