Cogn Sci March 2015 PMID 24995520

Judgments about fact and fiction by children from religious and nonreligious backgrounds.

Kathleen H Corriveau, Eva E Chen, Paul L Harris

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The discussions prominently emphasize the article's claim that children from religious backgrounds struggle to tell fact from fiction. Phrases such as 'children exposed to religion have difficulties distinguishing reality from fiction' underscore the critical tone. The choice of words like 'indoctrination' and 'child abuse' indicates a strong emotional response, contributing to the sentiment of concern regarding the impact of religious teachings on cognitive development.

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  • Two studies investigated how 5 and 6-year-old children from different backgrounds (religious and nonreligious) perceive protagonists in various story types.
  • In realistic stories, all children viewed the protagonist as real, but in religious stories, religiously exposed children considered the protagonist real, whereas secular children saw them as fictional.
  • Children's backgrounds influenced their perceptions of fantastical stories too, with secular children more likely to see fictional protagonists compared to their religious counterparts.

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@NoHolyScripture · X

The nonsensical notion of children’s innate faith in god is debunked. Faith in gods, unsurprisingly, is overwhelmingly indoctrinated. Let’s stop that child abuse; at least in education! https://t.co/2aFHs6O4QQ

Apr 26, 2024 · 35 likes · 9 shares · 42,933 followers View post →
Samuel Vimaire
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Une étude démontre que les enfants exposés à un environnement religieux sont plus enclins à confondre réel et fictif. https://t.co/WElkXrJ7SQ #atheisme

Sep 19, 2024 · 26 likes · 6 shares · 6,121 followers View post →
John Smith⚛ (Explorer of Reality)
@doofgeek4011 · X

No. Humans tend to be *innately inclined* to find theism intuitive. Human minds are predisposed towards religious belief. https://t.co/HTv6vq7uUi https://t.co/X8gLKNeK6L https://t.co/JiMPGNvqeP https://t.co/3CCUgH8uPk https://t.co/8w5RMlhRMB https://t.co/Psyyz26ihd https://t.co/BujDi3kb0t

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Alfie Kohn
@alfiekohn · X

This provocative essay (https://t.co/jWAGwGkmpb) invites people who experience wonder but don't believe in God to own their atheism. It cited this study showing that kids who are raised with religion have more trouble distinguishing fact from fiction: https://t.co/AShDb0tRyE.

Oct 7, 2023 · 19 likes · 6 shares · 77,468 followers View post →
SamAburime
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@NemoEntropy @novelelitist There was actually a study on this with kids too https://t.co/JzFc4eRM7m https://t.co/6PBl4LEnFd

Jun 13, 2022 · 19 likes · 9 shares · 20,894 followers View post →
Bart Tywoniuk
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Badania pokazują że dzieci wystawione na działanie religii mają trudności z odróżnieniem faktów od fikcji. Dodatkowo wyniki sugerują, że ekspozycja na religię, prowadzi do akceptacji, że niemożliwe może się zdarzyć wbrew relacjom przyczynowo-skutkowym. https://t.co/ufMNYWrmXO https://t.co/6wILT6sVfs

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@philo_tarsis https://t.co/Lt8EFiuGAX

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Found it pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24995520/ Keep in mind that religion is presented to kids as reality early on, so it's not a matter of simply "well kids are too young" when they're raised to believe unlikely or fictional events are real.

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RT @ToriatheistTori: https://t.co/o9aEpTEqis

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Ann_the_Tech
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RT @ToriatheistTori: Well genius, a fact is the observations of scientists as well as the fossil record make up the THEORY of evolution.…

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@dudly_mohr @JUNOct10 https://t.co/o9aEpTDSsU

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Tori atheist
@ToriatheistTori · X

Well genius, a fact is the observations of scientists as well as the fossil record make up the THEORY of evolution. Fiction is, "for i loved the people on earth so much that I gave my only son". One can be proven, the other can't. https://t.co/o9aEpTDSsU https://t.co/Ej5q418sdV

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RT @AlexJaneWrites: (Citation, coz I'm not a monster: https://t.co/xFFmJDkiOb)

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@KanenasP https://t.co/W5pRVNSTqc

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EnlightenmentExponent^
@XponentEnlight · X

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francisco smith
@the_frank_smith · X

@Lilith_Atheist attribution: https://t.co/Jv8h3Rd68q

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The Benefactor
@BenefactrChurch · X

@Lilith_Atheist It's nice to cite a source. https://t.co/it2NPc0zwE

Mar 20, 2025 · 741 followers View post →
_theomakhia
@_theomakhia · X

In 2012 Justin L. Barrett “Born Believers: The Science of Childrens Religious Beliefs”. But in 2014 a article also was published which disagrees with Barrett: “Judgments About Fact and Fiction by Children From Religious and Nonreligious Backgrounds” https://t.co/MeV3rM7y8p https://t.co/GeJDPmUGwV

Jan 14, 2025 · 1 like · 624 followers View post →
Ave_Satani_
@Ave_Satani_ · X

@williams_s56659 @NoGodsforKids @Lilith_Atheist Next time do a simple Google search before trying to falsify something. Found this on Google scholar in 10 seconds. https://t.co/KF72L08UDf

Nov 21, 2024 · 562 followers View post →
art:tech
@art_tech · X

RT @Sire_Wakko: @SWoodl18571 @Lilith_Atheist There have been two studies on this that I know of. Here is one link from Cognitive Science fr…

Nov 20, 2024 · 1 share · 1,512 followers View post →
Sire_Wakko
@Sire_Wakko · X

@SWoodl18571 @Lilith_Atheist There have been two studies on this that I know of. Here is one link from Cognitive Science from 2014. https://t.co/CgrYuO9I2x

Nov 20, 2024 · 2 likes · 1 share · 8 followers View post →
Schmabriel
@eulig_ · X

@JKoerschner @Lilith_Atheist https://t.co/tVitYj1FQ3

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@andipandi666 @Lilith_Atheist https://t.co/tVitYj1FQ3

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Schmabriel
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@WardenCringe @Lilith_Atheist https://t.co/tVitYj1FQ3

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Jovem Conservador de Extrema-Direita
@AndreCAVentura · X

Aqui está o estudo https://t.co/6MAZZPbFCm

Nov 19, 2024 · 7,432 followers View post →
Jonathan Blank Films
@jblankfilms · X

Judgments About Fact and Fiction by Children From Religious and Nonreligious Backgrounds "Children who went to church judged the protagonist in religious stories to be real, whereas secular children judged the protagonist to be fictional." https://t.co/tyHaZ9lp5X

Nov 19, 2024 · 722 followers View post →
curtis daddy love
@curtisdaddylove · X

@PhysicistTx they certainly can’t tell fact from fiction https://t.co/KrKuCLx4tH

Nov 3, 2024 · 1 like · 204 followers View post →
curtis daddy love
@curtisdaddylove · X

@CarlJayShaver @TeaPainUSA nope Empirical studies show that the religious have a hard time telling fact from fiction. maga that. https://t.co/KrKuCLx4tH

Oct 19, 2024 · 204 followers View post →
OnkelFester
@OnkelFester · X

@DLgodlessbitch Here's the study: https://t.co/AtfFFIATtx

Oct 5, 2024 · 6 likes · 984 followers View post →
downlink
@downlink14 · X

RT @B4r7_: Badania pokazują że dzieci wystawione na działanie religii mają trudności z odróżnieniem faktów od fikcji. Dodatkowo wyniki suge…

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Belduque
@belduque · X

RT @belduque: Estudio revela que los niños expuestos a la religión tienen dificultades para distinguir la realidad de la ficción https://t.…

Oct 5, 2024 · 1 share · 3,880 followers View post →
Gerwalt z Lyrii
@AntyKonfiarz · X

RT @B4r7_: Badania pokazują że dzieci wystawione na działanie religii mają trudności z odróżnieniem faktów od fikcji. Dodatkowo wyniki suge…

Oct 4, 2024 · 3 shares · 11,576 followers View post →
Belduque
@belduque · X

Estudio revela que los niños expuestos a la religión tienen dificultades para distinguir la realidad de la ficción https://t.co/79xEmzn9hK https://t.co/5p7kLfc8V4 https://t.co/99Z6eoCnvl https://t.co/1HdVcNIByO

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Eti
@Eti2022 · X

RT @B4r7_: Badania pokazują że dzieci wystawione na działanie religii mają trudności z odróżnieniem faktów od fikcji. Dodatkowo wyniki suge…

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Luk4sh314
@LusliChow314 · X

RT @B4r7_: Badania pokazują że dzieci wystawione na działanie religii mają trudności z odróżnieniem faktów od fikcji. Dodatkowo wyniki suge…

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Bart Tywoniuk
@B4r7_ · X

Badania pokazują że dzieci wystawione na działanie religii mają trudności z odróżnieniem faktów od fikcji. Dodatkowo wyniki sugerują, że ekspozycja na religię, prowadzi do akceptacji, że niemożliwe może się zdarzyć wbrew relacjom przyczynowo-skutkowym. https://t.co/ufMNYWrmXO https://t.co/6wILT6sVfs

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Leo
@Tevilevi3 · X

RT @Diverzija: Će komu ni jasen zgodnji vpliv verske indoktrinacije: Exposure to religious ideas has a powerful impact on children's diffe…

Oct 4, 2024 · 2 shares · 934 followers View post →
Liberal & Atheist Abhilasha
@LibAbhilasha · X

@Ahambramhasmi12 Corriveau, K. H., Chen, E. E., & Harris, P. L. (2015). Judgments about fact and fiction by children from religious and nonreligious backgrounds. Cognitive Science, 39(2), 353-382. DOI/10.1111/cogs.12138 https://t.co/3yPV9Vmnyk

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@hashtaghugemoji · X

RT @Diverzija: Će komu ni jasen zgodnji vpliv verske indoktrinacije: Exposure to religious ideas has a powerful impact on children's diffe…

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@Diverzija · X

Će komu ni jasen zgodnji vpliv verske indoktrinacije: Exposure to religious ideas has a powerful impact on children's differentiation between reality and fiction, not just for religious stories but also for fantastical stories. https://t.co/n2RDhpPmR6

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MWG
@mwg191 · X

RT @OnkelFester: @ToriatheistTori Here's the study: https://t.co/AtfFFIATtx

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Neula Saighdean
@JaigenCole · X

RT @ToriatheistTori: https://t.co/7tyrTkvV0T

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Tori atheist
@ToriatheistTori · X

https://t.co/7tyrTkvV0T https://t.co/NrWgEba1R8

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OnkelFester
@OnkelFester · X

@ToriatheistTori Here's the study: https://t.co/AtfFFIATtx

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Jack Tarot
@Bhleuhaaa · X

RT @SVimaire: Une étude démontre que les enfants exposés à un environnement religieux sont plus enclins à confondre réel et fictif. https:…

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Regard_Affûté
@YeuxDeBuse · X

RT @SVimaire: Une étude démontre que les enfants exposés à un environnement religieux sont plus enclins à confondre réel et fictif. https:…

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Adam
@Adamleclement · X

RT @SVimaire: Une étude démontre que les enfants exposés à un environnement religieux sont plus enclins à confondre réel et fictif. https:…

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@Grunt_ · X

RT @SVimaire: Une étude démontre que les enfants exposés à un environnement religieux sont plus enclins à confondre réel et fictif. https:…

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Samuel Vimaire
@SVimaire · X

Une étude démontre que les enfants exposés à un environnement religieux sont plus enclins à confondre réel et fictif. https://t.co/WElkXrJ7SQ #atheisme

Sep 19, 2024 · 26 likes · 6 shares · 6,121 followers View post →
Mike was here
@GLComputing · X

@elonmusk The harm religion does to children. https://t.co/FAL6x40SO2 https://t.co/3oKfFxOk7D

Sep 18, 2024 · 4 likes · 3,638 followers View post →
Duneslaya
@DuneSlaya · X

@Based_blackman2 @ReviewsPossum ...on details but those are the two main studies I remember about it. For both however, there was a study done (I believe this one https://t.co/3ZGRvlwc7m) in Cognitive Science in July 2014 showing that the results were a factor of education rather than predisposition. I've...

Aug 24, 2024 · 211 followers View post →
StarStuff_ivan
@StarStuff_ivan · X

@TheSkeptic4122 Judgments About Fact and Fiction by Children From Religious and Nonreligious Backgrounds - Corriveau - 2015 - Cognitive Science - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/YALHVyyRME

Jul 26, 2024 · 15,049 followers View post →
Oogah Boogah
@retired_atheist · X

@dreamstatediary @internetrule69 @FearlessExpress @DoorStop0 @QuantumHawk666 @TheEmpressApril @godrottdot1 @islandsky72 @TheHorrorBunny @Biblesaur @QuantumSorvius @CrazyReii @GideonJagged @MentallyNathan @ShmickThird @DorsetCouple @TyAPhaneuf @melaniebel87413 @DazzDzatron @IMudlet @ArkEncounter Dickwad can't do a simple search for the research by Boston University. https://t.co/aBenMdBRFr

Jul 25, 2024 · 3 likes · 677 followers View post →
curtis daddy love
@curtisdaddylove · X

@PhysicistTx believers have a MUCH harder time telling fiction from reality. https://t.co/KrKuCLx4tH

Jul 12, 2024 · 1 like · 204 followers View post →
Mehmet Yüce
@metmehyuce · X

@insanokurx https://t.co/npngUPDTuV

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Mehmet Yüce
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@mete_athe https://t.co/npngUPDTuV

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Cathy Granthie
@PopSingerUK · X

RT @NoHolyScripture: The nonsensical notion of children’s innate faith in god is debunked. Faith in gods, unsurprisingly, is overwhelmingl…

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Gregory Knight
@gregsart · X

RT @NoHolyScripture: The nonsensical notion of children’s innate faith in god is debunked. Faith in gods, unsurprisingly, is overwhelmingl…

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RT @NoHolyScripture: The nonsensical notion of children’s innate faith in god is debunked. Faith in gods, unsurprisingly, is overwhelmingl…

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RT @NoHolyScripture: The nonsensical notion of children’s innate faith in god is debunked. Faith in gods, unsurprisingly, is overwhelmingl…

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RT @NoHolyScripture: The nonsensical notion of children’s innate faith in god is debunked. Faith in gods, unsurprisingly, is overwhelmingl…

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@BeckMajestic · X

RT @NoHolyScripture: The nonsensical notion of children’s innate faith in god is debunked. Faith in gods, unsurprisingly, is overwhelmingl…

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RT @NoHolyScripture: The nonsensical notion of children’s innate faith in god is debunked. Faith in gods, unsurprisingly, is overwhelmingl…

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@masdeca · X

RT @NoHolyScripture: The nonsensical notion of children’s innate faith in god is debunked. Faith in gods, unsurprisingly, is overwhelmingl…

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@exvanjellycal · X

RT @NoHolyScripture: The nonsensical notion of children’s innate faith in god is debunked. Faith in gods, unsurprisingly, is overwhelmingl…

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Impiety
@NoHolyScripture · X

The nonsensical notion of children’s innate faith in god is debunked. Faith in gods, unsurprisingly, is overwhelmingly indoctrinated. Let’s stop that child abuse; at least in education! https://t.co/2aFHs6O4QQ

Apr 26, 2024 · 35 likes · 9 shares · 42,933 followers View post →
Inna Aminova
@inna_aminova · X

@semaver_123 Ama o ağaç değil insan eğilmeye değil dik durmaya ihtiyacı var . https://t.co/sAyf98dwjU

Apr 18, 2024 · 14,997 followers View post →
curtis daddy love
@curtisdaddylove · X

@Ragnorak867 @TakeThatEarth2 @TRej2011 @ChrisSa31098502 @QuantumHawk666 @ThomasPudgy3 @ngrandscrutton @McGinleyMD @AtheistPhoenix you know that’s just a movie, right? this is why believers score lower on intelligence tests and demonstrate less understanding of the difference between fact and fiction. https://t.co/Q9xvyvZRfx

Apr 11, 2024 · 2 likes · 204 followers View post →
American Rebel
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RT @doofgeek4011: No. Humans tend to be *innately inclined* to find theism intuitive. Human minds are predisposed towards religious belief.…

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curtis daddy love
@curtisdaddylove · X

@aguadiero @atheist_bad christians don’t know the difference between fact and fiction. period. empirical evidence attached https://t.co/Q9xvyvZjpZ

Mar 28, 2024 · 3 likes · 204 followers View post →
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@ScientiaPercept · X

RT @curtisdaddylove: @_Truthster @ScientiaPercept @LannisterLeo @MeMaraCass @zypisfy @SecularSmurf @NHoomans @crankboy1965 @Kaiba36388316 @…

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curtis daddy love
@curtisdaddylove · X

@_Truthster @ScientiaPercept @LannisterLeo @MeMaraCass @zypisfy @SecularSmurf @NHoomans @crankboy1965 @Kaiba36388316 @GospelOBenjamin @DeletedSharon @Joeblog05475792 @i_am_a_pfhb @Mel_Ankoly @godrottdot1 @th1rt3en_TM @Melanie33720945 @Cern_IXXI @SeamusOBrien42 @stuartmaxwell14 @BattersonEric @farmingandJesus @FifthDonkey @geekeh @1pckt @kill_christ @BaIkNJrH1X20399 @WondersNorbit @BrianNazarenus @dickopotam74497 @Jae_N_1753 @REPENTHELLFIRE @CarusoLawLV @TheAAtheist @proundpapaof3 @umfpt @TropicOfChaos @SPITSTER01 @Galcondude @Frostbite26001 @1Quetzalcoatl1 @megafant1 @Danny459673 @Godfly__ @David13763451 @Paleoguy073 @Prophecy_YEC @JoeCienkowski good stories, clearly impossible. but you have a hard time telling fiction from fact, don’t you? https://t.co/KrKuCLwwE9

Mar 25, 2024 · 4 likes · 1 share · 204 followers View post →
curtis daddy love
@curtisdaddylove · X

@covapologetics sin is an imaginary construct designed to instill guilt, shame, and fear so that children undergoing indoctrination won’t resist swallowing big loads of fictional bullshit. it’s why science shows us that believers can’t tell fact from fiction. https://t.co/Q9xvyvZRfx

Mar 23, 2024 · 204 followers View post →
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@CathyTermini · X

RT @wduyck: @data_depot https://t.co/ROt7oauUKG

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curtis daddy love
@curtisdaddylove · X

@PhysicistTx of course believers CAN’T distinguish fiction from fact https://t.co/Q9xvyvZRfx

Mar 10, 2024 · 1 like · 204 followers View post →
curtis daddy love
@curtisdaddylove · X

@LarryPKent @QuantumHawk666 @TRej2011 believers have been shown empirically to have a hard time telling made-up things from real things. https://t.co/Q9xvyvZRfx

Mar 7, 2024 · 2 likes · 204 followers View post →
curtis daddy love
@curtisdaddylove · X

@Jonnyfourshirts @pinkheretic demons are fiction and humans aren’t. but you can’t distinguish fiction from fact bc you’re a god-believer. we know a lot about you guys. https://t.co/KrKuCLx4tH

Feb 20, 2024 · 2 likes · 204 followers View post →
curtis daddy love
@curtisdaddylove · X

@darwintojesus no, i just can tell fact from fiction and you probably can’t https://t.co/KrKuCLx4tH

Jan 22, 2024 · 204 followers View post →
Doc Science!
@Ah_Science · X

RT @curtisdaddylove: @ReformedRant @Jason7063475634 @Ah_Science you know, it’s probably just that you can’t tell fact from fiction. it’s a…

Jan 22, 2024 · 1 share · 16,276 followers View post →
curtis daddy love
@curtisdaddylove · X

@ReformedRant @Jason7063475634 @Ah_Science you know, it’s probably just that you can’t tell fact from fiction. it’s a common god-believer problem, empirically shown. https://t.co/KrKuCLx4tH

Jan 22, 2024 · 3 likes · 1 share · 204 followers View post →
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@meiru_fubuki · X

RT @SamAburime: @NemoEntropy @novelelitist There was actually a study on this with kids too https://t.co/JzFc4eRM7m https://t.co/6PBl4LEnFd

Jan 16, 2024 · 9 shares · 121 followers View post →
curtis daddy love
@curtisdaddylove · X

@cezargr1 @pinkheretic sure you are. but then, you can’t tell what’s real and what isn’t. https://t.co/zuP2bem2kW

Jan 8, 2024 · 204 followers View post →
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@RayhanKhC · X

RT @doofgeek4011: No. Humans tend to be *innately inclined* to find theism intuitive. Human minds are predisposed towards religious belief.…

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John Smith⚛ (Explorer of Reality)
@doofgeek4011 · X

No. Humans tend to be *innately inclined* to find theism intuitive. Human minds are predisposed towards religious belief. https://t.co/HTv6vq7uUi https://t.co/X8gLKNeK6L https://t.co/JiMPGNvqeP https://t.co/3CCUgH8uPk https://t.co/8w5RMlhRMB https://t.co/Psyyz26ihd https://t.co/BujDi3kb0t

Nov 22, 2023 · 23 likes · 2 shares · 4,129 followers View post →
curtis daddy love
@curtisdaddylove · X

@leroyb756 believers can’t tell fact from fiction and that’s empirical fact. https://t.co/zuP2bemAau

Nov 22, 2023 · 204 followers View post →
curtis daddy love
@curtisdaddylove · X

@SteveFerraro14 @BeanofChrist @Lotus2051 @DiscoverAtoZ @historyinmemes you seem WAY behind on the current state of our knowledge. with you so removed from learning, i’ll give you the little kid’s version. Britannica for kids https://t.co/79Z7i9wIbX + remember that the religious have a hard time telling fact from fiction. https://t.co/KrKuCLx4tH

Nov 18, 2023 · 204 followers View post →
curtis daddy love
@curtisdaddylove · X

@wendelltalks that which is impossible is impossible. a lesser ability to tell fact from fiction has been noted among believers. https://t.co/KrKuCLx4tH

Oct 23, 2023 · 204 followers View post →
curtis daddy love
@curtisdaddylove · X

@Maximumatheist believers can’t tell fact from fiction, empirically established https://t.co/KrKuCLx4tH

Oct 23, 2023 · 2 likes · 204 followers View post →
curtis daddy love
@curtisdaddylove · X

@autocorrect2_0 god didn’t make clothes. you read a story and believed it. believers can’t tell fact from fiction, and we know this empirically. https://t.co/KrKuCLx4tH

Oct 22, 2023 · 204 followers View post →
curtis daddy love
@curtisdaddylove · X

@downs1nthehouse @QuantumHawk666 @Barney02073101 you can’t correctly describe what constitutes a “fact.” you see, the religious can’t tell fact from fiction like we fortunate unindoctrinated do all the time. we have empirical evidence of this. here’s some: https://t.co/KrKuCLx4tH

Oct 22, 2023 · 1 like · 204 followers View post →
curtis daddy love
@curtisdaddylove · X

@BerserkGutsToo @autocorrect2_0 it’s bothersome when idiots teach children that fiction is reality and reality is fiction. https://t.co/zuP2bemAau

Oct 16, 2023 · 204 followers View post →
Pax Linson
@Pax52 · X

RT @alfiekohn: This provocative essay (https://t.co/jWAGwGkmpb) invites people who experience wonder but don't believe in God to own their…

Oct 7, 2023 · 6 shares · 27 followers View post →
End capitalism.
@leftymathprof · X

RT @alfiekohn: This provocative essay (https://t.co/jWAGwGkmpb) invites people who experience wonder but don't believe in God to own their…

Oct 7, 2023 · 6 shares · 687 followers View post →
loglady marmalade
@coldbean · X

RT @alfiekohn: This provocative essay (https://t.co/jWAGwGkmpb) invites people who experience wonder but don't believe in God to own their…

Oct 7, 2023 · 6 shares · 2,353 followers View post →
Alfie Kohn
@alfiekohn · X

This provocative essay (https://t.co/jWAGwGkmpb) invites people who experience wonder but don't believe in God to own their atheism. It cited this study showing that kids who are raised with religion have more trouble distinguishing fact from fiction: https://t.co/AShDb0tRyE.

Oct 7, 2023 · 19 likes · 6 shares · 77,468 followers View post →
curtis daddy love
@curtisdaddylove · X

@PullingThemDown @McClureShawn the situation is opposite what you apparently think. it’s believers who can’t tell fact from fiction, and the empirical evidence of that is right here. https://t.co/KrKuCLx4tH

Sep 10, 2023 · 1 like · 204 followers View post →
curtis daddy love
@curtisdaddylove · X

@Valentinian7773 @QuantumHawk666 it’s only rhe deluded ondoctinated who think the “devil” is resl. you guys will believe anything. https://t.co/KrKuCLx4tH

Aug 30, 2023 · 1 like · 204 followers View post →
Wouter Duyck
@wduyck · X

@data_depot https://t.co/ROt7oauUKG

Jul 24, 2023 · 2 likes · 1 share · 24,430 followers View post →
Noon
@storytellernoon · X

RT @SamAburime: @NemoEntropy @novelelitist There was actually a study on this with kids too https://t.co/JzFc4eRM7m https://t.co/6PBl4LEnFd

Jul 6, 2023 · 9 shares · 245 followers View post →
Saint Jane
@St__Jane · X

https://t.co/3BfmGIjltP

Jun 27, 2023 · 767 followers View post →
Take That Darwin
@TakeThatDarwin · X

RT @curtisdaddylove: @TakeThatDarwin https://t.co/07c56R0zqC

Mar 8, 2023 · 1 share · 16,554 followers View post →
curtis daddy love
@curtisdaddylove · X

@TakeThatDarwin https://t.co/07c56R0zqC

Mar 8, 2023 · 3 likes · 1 share · 204 followers View post →
MAGA Fact Checker
@JillOfAwlTrades · X

@TH14Prop @InfiDale3476 You’re welcome. Here is some reading material for your trip to your fight. No need to discuss, just take a gander if you have some time. https://t.co/oZB9bcGWzm

Mar 1, 2023 · 367 followers View post →
Brien Doyle
@brien_doyle · X

@mlo7d4l There are no gods... https://t.co/GAYT9eIQYT ''...exposure to religious ideas has a powerful impact on children's differentiation between reality and fiction" ---- Masturbation is healthy - Physiologically and mentally - and encouraged by doctors and by psychologists! https://t.co/Abac3bt0wr

Feb 19, 2023 · 58 followers View post →
Leah Hernández
@plastic_blush · X

@AdrianR43055502 @NobeDezcou @elpablomateo @AmerangelLorenz @ChoooCole Pero ustedes solo se dejan llevar por las notas amarillistas, y hablando de la religión, el adoctrinar a un niño con esta ideología puede dejar secuelas psicológicas en la persona a largo plazo. https://t.co/fuHnHbgcNF

Feb 15, 2023 · 1 like · 36 followers View post →
rotten gourd
@discourds · X

RT @SamAburime: @NemoEntropy @novelelitist There was actually a study on this with kids too https://t.co/JzFc4eRM7m https://t.co/6PBl4LEnFd

Feb 7, 2023 · 9 shares · 23 followers View post →
Petani Rasional
@PetaniRasional · X

@irfan_parakarsa https://t.co/XGk4S4WkN2

Feb 2, 2023 · 5 likes · 1 share · 35,303 followers View post →
StarKirby
@StarKirby · X

RT @SamAburime: @NemoEntropy @novelelitist There was actually a study on this with kids too https://t.co/JzFc4eRM7m https://t.co/6PBl4LEnFd

Jan 15, 2023 · 9 shares · 598 followers View post →
_theomakhia
@_theomakhia · X

@AleMartnezR1 @BBrown24646528 Then we must not forget that there are studies that contradict those studies as well. https://t.co/MeV3rM70iR

Dec 7, 2022 · 624 followers View post →
Research Every Day / Justin Diamond
@ResearchEvryDay · X

Corriveau finds that children from religious backgrounds have a harder time distinguishing fact from fiction. Both "religious" and "fantastical" explanations are believed in greater proportion by cohorts which attend parochial school, church, or both. https://t.co/JwzXxKVXq3 https://t.co/aWEKDGoZCS

Nov 27, 2022 · 73 followers View post →
Jean CAYEUX (Hour CET)
@jeancayeux · X

Nov 24, 2022 · 14,393 followers View post →
Leno
@byte_dude · X

RT @NoHolyScripture: Children from religious backgrounds are less able to detect fictional characters. Anyone surprised? https://t.co/2aFH…

Nov 7, 2022 · 11 shares · 1,146 followers View post →
Nova Socialist
@cstewartabc · X

RT @NoHolyScripture: Children from religious backgrounds are less able to detect fictional characters. Anyone surprised? https://t.co/2aFH…

Nov 7, 2022 · 11 shares · 718 followers View post →
Empereur Cormorant
@CormorantSage · X

RT @NoHolyScripture: Children from religious backgrounds are less able to detect fictional characters. Anyone surprised? https://t.co/2aFH…

Nov 7, 2022 · 11 shares · 568 followers View post →
Talismancer
@Talismancer · X

RT @NoHolyScripture: Children from religious backgrounds are less able to detect fictional characters. Anyone surprised? https://t.co/2aFH…

Nov 7, 2022 · 11 shares · 822 followers View post →
kathooks
@hookskat · X

RT @NoHolyScripture: Children from religious backgrounds are less able to detect fictional characters. Anyone surprised? https://t.co/2aFH…

Nov 7, 2022 · 11 shares · 8,328 followers View post →
Saccorhytus
@Saccorhytus1 · X

RT @NoHolyScripture: Children from religious backgrounds are less able to detect fictional characters. Anyone surprised? https://t.co/2aFH…

Nov 7, 2022 · 11 shares · 14 followers View post →
NemoEntropy
@NemoEntropy · X

RT @SamAburime: @NemoEntropy @novelelitist There was actually a study on this with kids too https://t.co/JzFc4eRM7m https://t.co/6PBl4LEnFd

Jun 13, 2022 · 9 shares · 691 followers View post →
SamAburime
@SamAburime · X

@NemoEntropy @novelelitist There was actually a study on this with kids too https://t.co/JzFc4eRM7m https://t.co/6PBl4LEnFd

Jun 13, 2022 · 19 likes · 9 shares · 20,894 followers View post →
Wouter Duyck
@wduyck · X

@LucasDelascosas https://t.co/woxo6Ijba0

Nov 28, 2021 · 24,430 followers View post →
_theomakhia
@_theomakhia · X

The article which was published in Cognitive Science was a peer-reviewed journal.

Mar 2, 2021 · 624 followers View post →
Oleg A. Chagin
@Oleg_A_Chagin · X

Judgments About Fact and Fiction by Children From Religious and Nonreligious Backgrounds - Corriveau - 2015 - Cognitive Science - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/VNDh2wTtgz

Dec 8, 2020 · 1,132 followers View post →
Pierre Schweitzer
@Schweitzer_P · X

Judgments About Fact and Fiction by Children From Religious and Nonreligious Backgrounds https://t.co/GDqCFgDS2h

Oct 23, 2020 · 1,708 followers View post →
babis
@barbarative · X

"The results suggest that exposure to religious ideas has a powerful impact on children’s differentiation between reality and fiction, not just for religious stories but also for fantastical stories." https://t.co/J7iMC14KpF

Jul 28, 2020 · 236 followers View post →
Rosa Rubicondior
@RosaRubicon · X

@A_Draeros @TertiusIII @LustfulLiberal @DriftlessProf @SlsStudios @BabeTruth2 @SariellaHerself @GabrielF1510 @Tsunami_64 @Ponygal923 @TakeThatEpi @JoJo89900035 @mirandadied4u @StillIvotian @hotgirlspotted @andyguy @Sicut_Lupus @Ophlie24371321 @M0sstr00per @odktiger @DavidSkelton909 @IngridIngwah @Mental_Universe @malo_j @Jaxhomegirl @Freewillburnya @NoScienceDenial @Obsidian2_3000 @stevensoileau1 @jools6691 @WmManry @thex_wall @imkimaaron @DeanPHanley @JustSayingWhat1 @Melanie33720945 @SnowWulfX @TheGod_Particle @impeachqueen @Canna420Uk @Onychom @GlennB10809975 @bhaddiexgrande @HazyPeter @EcoEvoDevo @LoveRulesAgain @Catheri77148739 @MDH_UAR @dougstone2019 Like many #Christian fundies, @TertiusIII was probably damaged in childhood and can no longer distinguish between fact and fantasy/fiction, as this paper shows. https://t.co/9gKHXqFD9Y

Apr 29, 2020 · 1,849 followers View post →
Rosa Rubicondior
@RosaRubicon · X

How religion damages children: Judgments About Fact and Fiction by Children From Religious and Nonreligious Backgrounds https://t.co/J7d5H5zCor

Apr 18, 2020 · 1 like · 1,849 followers View post →
Zabele
@ElebasIAnecuL · X

Pesquisa científica falando sobre religião e ensino. o que ela diz? Que crianças com famílias religiosas tendem a diferenciar menos o que é real do que é fantasia. Judgments About Fact and Fiction by Children From Religious and Nonreligious Backgrounds https://t.co/ZuEvU9M7Kq

Oct 28, 2019 · 37 followers View post →
anarcho
@anarcho · X

Judgments About Fact and Fiction by Children From Religious and Nonreligious Backgrounds https://t.co/LI1VcVGJRk - those who believe religious absurdities will commit multiple atrocities https://t.co/g2UHXoBphY

Sep 4, 2019 · 10,151 followers View post →
Belette
@ViedeBelette · X

Je n'avais pas fait attention mais cette polémique de decathlon est survenue le jour où j'ai regardé cette émission de @TroncheBiais. Je vous la conseille vivement. https://t.co/zlRm4nlsub

Feb 27, 2019 · 973 followers View post →
Erik
@egveitikkje.bsky.social · Bluesky

Judgments About Fact and Fiction by Children From Religious and Nonreligious Backgrounds - 2014 - Cognitive Science

Dec 3, 2014 View post →
Nick Byrd, Ph.D.
@byrdnick.com · Bluesky

De Cruz's criticism of "Judgments About Fact and Fiction by Children..." http://buff.ly/1kV5A4t #cogSci #psychology #xPhi #philReligion

Aug 12, 2014 View post →