| Oxford Researches To Spend Nearly 2 Million Pounds To Ask Why Mankind Believes In God |
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| Wednesday, 20 February 2008 | |
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University of Oxford researchers will spend nearly 2 million pounds (R30 million) in a three-year program to determine why mankind embraces God. "There are a lot of issues," said Roger Trigg, the acting director of the center. "What is it that is innate in human nature to believe in God, whether it is gods or something superhuman or supernatural?" He said anthropological and philosophical research suggests that faith in God is a universal human impulse found in most cultures around the world even though it has been waning in Britain and western Europe. "One implication that comes from this is that religion is the default position and atheism is perhaps more in need of explanation," he said. The study is funded by the John Templeton Foundation, a U.S. based philanthropic organization that funds wide-ranging research into questions that deal with the laws of nature and issues of spirituality. Sapa |
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