Study: Analytic thinking can decrease religious belief
“Religious belief is intuitive - and analytical thinking can undermine intuitive thinking,” said Ara Norenzayan, co-author of the study. “So when people are encouraged to think analytically, it can block intuitive thinking.”
“There’s much more instability to religious belief than we recognize,” said Norenzayan, noting that life’s circumstances and experiences, from traumatic events to joyous occasions, can lead people to become more or less religious."
http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/04/27...=allsearch
This study might be bullshit but then again I got it from CNN and everyone knows that CNN is a good source for accurate unbiased reporting -note sarcasm.
“Religious belief is intuitive - and analytical thinking can undermine intuitive thinking,” said Ara Norenzayan, co-author of the study. “So when people are encouraged to think analytically, it can block intuitive thinking.”
“There’s much more instability to religious belief than we recognize,” said Norenzayan, noting that life’s circumstances and experiences, from traumatic events to joyous occasions, can lead people to become more or less religious."
http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/04/27...=allsearch
This study might be bullshit but then again I got it from CNN and everyone knows that CNN is a good source for accurate unbiased reporting -note sarcasm.
I have studied the Bible and the theology behind Christianity for many years. I have been to many churches. I have walked the depth and the breadth of the religion and, as a result of this, I have a lot of bullshit to scrape off the bottom of my shoes. ~Ziploc Surprise
