Do humans have a faith instinct?

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01-02-2010, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by jinx

Faith tries to combat the fear of the unknown. Some are more fearful than others... I think it's learned, not genetic.

I think it's the other way around: conquering your fears is the learned behavior. The newborn is instinctively fearful of certain things; the parents are there to assure them that everything will be okay.

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