Study identifies psychology of attraction to religious deities and superheroes

A new psychological study published by University of Otago researchers has addressed centuries-old questions about how and why supernatural beings are worshiped. The "Mickey Mouse problem" commonly referenced in religious psychology refers to the difficulty in predicting which supernatural beings are capable of eliciting belief and religious devotion.
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