Oxford: Humans 'predisposed' to believe in gods and the afterlife

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Humans 'predisposed' to believe in gods and the afterlife

Date:
    July 14, 2011

Source:
    University of Oxford

Summary:
    New research finds that humans have natural tendencies to believe in gods and an afterlife. Research suggests that people across many different cultures instinctively believe that some part of their mind, soul or spirit lives on after-death. The studies demonstrate that people are natural 'dualists' finding it easy to conceive of the separation of the mind and the body.