children are quick to associate magic with ritualistic behavior, suggesting that supernatural beliefs have their roots in childhood (ryanbruno.substack.com)

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[-] Bipta@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

the more uncertain we are about why an action was performed, the more likely we are to repeat it, just to be safe.

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