From the parting of oceans to transubstantiation, when it comes to storytelling the Bible is a riveting page-turner. But while adults can choose what tales to accept as myth, parable or literal truth, it appears that kids exposed to religious teachings often take them at face value—and it’s making it harder for them to distinguish fact from fiction across the board.
Professors from Boston University conducted two studies comparing the reasoning abilities of churchgoing children and secular kids and found that those who had been exposed to religious stories were more likely to believe that fantastical characters in fictional books are real people.
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