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Originally Posted by Cheese
John Locke lived in the 17th century. ( August 29, 1632 – October 28, 1704)
He postulated that the mind was a "blank slate" or " tabula rasa"; that is, contrary to Cartesian or Christian philosophy, Locke maintained that people are born without innate ideas. |
And he was probably 99% wrong. I would argue that with well over 90% of the world's population believing in some sort of God, that that religion is genetically ingrained in the human consciousness.