Comments on: NCBI ROFL: The tooth, the whole tooth and nothing but the tooth: how belief in the Tooth Fairy can engender false memories. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2011/06/21/ncbi-rofl-the-tooth-the-whole-tooth-and-nothing-but-the-tooth-how-belief-in-the-tooth-fairy-can-engender-false-memories/ Quirky, funny, and surprising science news from the edge of the known universe. Fri, 25 May 2012 18:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Guest http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2011/06/21/ncbi-rofl-the-tooth-the-whole-tooth-and-nothing-but-the-tooth-how-belief-in-the-tooth-fairy-can-engender-false-memories/comment-page-1/#comment-76328 Guest Fri, 14 Oct 2011 18:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/?p=18063#comment-76328 Nice post! Nice post!

]]> By: Kandace http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2011/06/21/ncbi-rofl-the-tooth-the-whole-tooth-and-nothing-but-the-tooth-how-belief-in-the-tooth-fairy-can-engender-false-memories/comment-page-1/#comment-71149 Kandace Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:50:39 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/?p=18063#comment-71149 "These findings suggest that children’s beliefs in the reality of fantastic phenomena can give rise to genuine constructive memory errors in line with their fantasies." I'm pretty sure that most of the stuff in the Bible could be described as "fantastic phenomena". I'm with Candice on this one. “These findings suggest that children’s beliefs in the reality of fantastic phenomena can give rise to genuine constructive memory errors in line with their fantasies.”

I’m pretty sure that most of the stuff in the Bible could be described as “fantastic phenomena”.

I’m with Candice on this one.

]]> By: Candice http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2011/06/21/ncbi-rofl-the-tooth-the-whole-tooth-and-nothing-but-the-tooth-how-belief-in-the-tooth-fairy-can-engender-false-memories/comment-page-1/#comment-71121 Candice Sun, 26 Jun 2011 21:20:01 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/?p=18063#comment-71121 This is very interesting, I don't see why religious teaching wouldn't have similar effects, after all, it is adults telling children myths as though they are true. This is very interesting, I don’t see why religious teaching wouldn’t have similar effects, after all, it is adults telling children myths as though they are true.

]]> By: M Burke http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2011/06/21/ncbi-rofl-the-tooth-the-whole-tooth-and-nothing-but-the-tooth-how-belief-in-the-tooth-fairy-can-engender-false-memories/comment-page-1/#comment-71022 M Burke Wed, 22 Jun 2011 23:21:22 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/?p=18063#comment-71022 Or skepticism? Or skepticism?

]]> By: Sister Y http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2011/06/21/ncbi-rofl-the-tooth-the-whole-tooth-and-nothing-but-the-tooth-how-belief-in-the-tooth-fairy-can-engender-false-memories/comment-page-1/#comment-71000 Sister Y Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:42:36 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/?p=18063#comment-71000 Obvious next question: does religiosity do the same? Obvious next question: does religiosity do the same?

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