Tacit supernatural beliefs arise naturally in children across all cultures.

Evidence

People everywhere naturally have some tacit supernatural beliefs; these arise in children regardless of the culture. For instance, even the most sophisticated of cognitive neuroscientists might believe, at an intuitive level, that their mental life is something above and beyond their physical nature. — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 573

Categorization

  • DEFINE: Blooms statement of the intuitive mind-body dualism that grounds theistic intuition.
  • XREF: Challenges the reader’s working assumption that the fumi-e ritual could genuinely destroy partner choice—if belief is innate, the ritual may only silence its public expression.