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Recent research seems to indicate that the religious sense is innate. If that is so, wouldn't it be likely to be true of animals as well?
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October 24, 2005

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Alexander George
October 24, 2005 (changed October 24, 2005) Permalink

If having a religious sense is innate in humans (and see here for more discussion on the obscurities of this notion), it doesn't follow that it's innate for non-human animals. Perhaps some song repertoires are innate in birds — but don't ask me to sing them.

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