[News] Brain Differences Found Between Believers In God And Non-believers

[Moontanman]

Brain Differences Found Between Believers In God And Non-believers

ScienceDaily (Mar. 5, 2009) — Believing in God can help block anxiety and minimize stress, according to new University of Toronto research that shows distinct brain differences between believers and non-believers.

 

Brain Differences Found Between Believers In God And Non-believers

[freeztar]

Very interesting!

 

I like the last quote in the article:

 

"Obviously, anxiety can be negative because if you have too much, you're paralyzed with fear," he says. "However, it also serves a very useful function in that it alerts us when we're making mistakes. If you don't experience anxiety when you make an error, what impetus do you have to change or improve your behaviour so you don't make the same mistakes again and again?"

 

This might partially explain why some religious people are reluctant to change their views.