Konika Banerjee And Paul Bloom: Article Analysis

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Have you ever experienced a horrible day with endless turns of wrong tragedies? Have you ever taught about why someone did that certain action? I’ve heard many times that the world is coming to an end on the news. I’ve experienced and seen love and heartbreaks from my very own eye. As many people say it, and so do I, everything does happen for a reason. A New York Times article written by Konika Banerjee and Paul Bloom tells their opinion on this topic. They wrote, “One theory is that it reflects religious teachings. They think that events have meaning because we believe in a God that plans for us, sends us messages, rewards the good and punishes the bad.” The Yale Mind and Development Lab agrees with this theory. Evidence includes that

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