I’ve been thinking a lot about why human beings are drawn towards religion. My initial premise was that religion was a coping mechanism for the (discovery and) loss of hope and meaning. However, as I’ve thought about it more, that premise seems to be more of a symptom or attribute than a source. It displays [...]
Religion is the Survivalism of Higher Reasoning
Why Do People Go To Church?
In this very interesting article (and study), Emory University looked at the reasons “why people do and don’t go to church.” The study indicates that when exposed to new information, we filter it through our emotional brain systems, ending in our pleasure center. The area of our brain responsible for reasoning is virtually dormant. In [...]
