The fact that trauma is so often responsible for these slips gives a clue as to why adults find it so difficult to jettison their innate belief in gods, Atran says.

• 阿特兰说我们在精神创伤下常会求助于一些超自然力量，这一事实可以帮助我们解答为什么成年人很难完全抛弃自己与生俱来对于神灵的信仰。