psychologist Deborah Keleman tells us in her article 'Are children"intuitive theists"?' Clouds are 'for raining'. Pointy rocks are 'sothat animals could scratch on them when they get itchy'. Theassignment of purpose to everything is called teleology. Childrenare native teleologists, and many never grow out of it.

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