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Why do some people believe in the supernatural and others do not? Dr. Baimel examined the psychological foundations of supernatural beliefs in diverse samples of the world's religions. His work identifies both cross-cultural stability and variability, and stresses that any complete account requires consideration of the world's vast religious diversity.

A randomly-selected Doctoral citation each day: today from the Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology (PhD) - graduated in 2019