Front end loading (Introduction)

by David Turell , Saturday, November 29, 2008, 00:44 (5837 days ago) @ David Turell

There are many examples of front end loading in evolution. > - 
The Telegraph article cited here raises another issue. Karen Armstrong in her book, 'The History of God', makes the point that we seem to be created to believe. The temporal lobe of the brain contains an area, called the "God Spot", which gives some people religious experiences, and can be set off by epilepsy, for example. The Telegraph article describes research which seems to show that children are programmed to believe. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/3512686/Children-are-born-believers...