Religious Children Have Difficulty Distinguishing Fact From Fiction

[Talal]

whatever said:

badgenome said:

The study is hardly convincing because of the methodology used. Every single fictional story used was a slightly altered Bible story (e.g., "John" parting the sea instead of Moses), and of course Christian kids inclined to believe stories they already believe even if you change the names of the participants. It doesn't prove that religious kids are more inclined to believe fictional stories that fall outside of the mythos of their particular religion.

The fact that they believe that mythos is bad enough.

Billions of adults believe these stories too. 

I do believe that religion should not be forced onto children like it is now. Because young kids will obviously believe what their parents or schools teach them as facts. 

I think that the findings of the study aren't very surprising, but like badgenome said the study's significance is diminished because of the methodology they used.