Why do children doubt magic, but believe in the miraculous?
12 May 14:00
Pauling Centre, 58a Banbury Road
Paul Harris (Victor S. Thomas Professor of Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education)
Children, not unlike adults, tend to be skeptical about magical phenomena. On the other hand, they are willing to believe in supposedly miraculous violations of everyday causal constraints. Professor Harris will present data demonstrating these two contradictory tendencies and offer a speculative explanation.