Baron-Cohen points out that “attributing mental states to a complex system (such as a human being) is by far the easiest way of…

“Baron-Cohen points out that “attributing mental states to a complex system (such as a human being) is by far the easiest way of understanding it,” that is, of “coming up with an explanation of the complex system’s behavior Thus our tendency to interpret and predicting what it will do next.””

– Zunshine, Lisa. Why We Read Fiction: Theory of Mind and the Novel. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio State University Press, 2006. 2012. (viacarvalhais)