And prominent atheists have scurried to their "intellectual bunny holes" when faced with debate challenges. See: Atheism and cowardice
According to the leading science news website Phys.org:
| “ | 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.
In two studies led by Assistant Psychology Professor Michael Inzlicht, participants performed a Stroop task - a well-known test of cognitive control - while hooked up to electrodes that measured their brain activity. Compared to non-believers, the religious participants showed significantly less activity in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), a portion of the brain that helps modify behavior by signaling when attention and control are needed, usually as a result of some anxiety-producing event like making a mistake. The stronger their religious zeal and the more they believed in God, the less their ACC fired in response to their own errors, and the fewer errors they made... Their findings show religious belief has a calming effect on its devotees, which makes them less likely to feel anxious about making errors or facing the unknown.[2] |
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See also: Atheism and brain function and Atheism and cowardice
Very religious believers fear death the least
The Guardian declares that Christians have machismo
From The Guardian: "Yet compared to the gentle cultivation of mindfulness that is Falun Gong, Christianity is an aggressive ballsy religion that has long historical form in picking fights and toppling dictatorships."[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Researchers find brain differences between believers and non-believers, Phys.org, March 4, 2009
- ↑ Researchers find brain differences between believers and non-believers, Phys.org, March 4, 2009
- ↑ Fear of death: worst if you’re a little religious?, World of Science]
- J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2005, Jul;60(4):P207-14. Does religiousness buffer against the fear of death and dying in late adulthood? Findings from a longitudinal study. Wink P1, Scott J.
- ↑ Like the Romans, the Chinese are threatened by the real Christmas by Giles Frasier