The cognitive study of religion has recently reached a new, unknown land: the minds of unbelievers. Do atheists think differently from religious people? Is there something special about how their brains work? To illustrate ...
Jan 19, 2021
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Religious people facing life crises rely on emotion-regulation strategies that psychologists also use, a new study finds. They look for positive ways of thinking about hardship, a practice known to psychologists as "cognitive ...
Jan 08, 2021
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A new nationwide study of obituaries has found that people with religious affiliations lived nearly four years longer than those with no ties to religion.
Jun 14, 2018
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Ever wondered what your exes have in common, and how they differ from people you never dated?
Mar 22, 2017
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"Love thy neighbor" is preached from many a pulpit. But new research from the University of California, Berkeley, suggests that the highly religious are less motivated by compassion when helping a stranger than are atheists, ...
Apr 30, 2012
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Psychological research has found that religious people feel great about themselves, with a tendency toward higher social self-esteem and better psychological adjustment than non-believers. But a new study published in Psychological ...
Jan 19, 2012
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(Medical Xpress) -- There may be a few atheists in foxholes, but a new study suggests that in societies under stress, those who are religious outnumber – and are happier than – their nonreligious counterparts. Where ...
Aug 09, 2011
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