prasad1
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Is it intuition that causes people to believe in gods? Or logic?
According to researchers from the universities of Coventry and Oxford, the answer is neither.
Previous research has generally held that religious people rely more on gut instinct than factual analysis, and in the event that they do become more analytical, they become less religious. But now, new research shows the biggest factor in determining a person’s religiosity isn’t intuition, but culture. Your upbringing and social environment are probably what determined your degree of faith, not your gut; people aren’t "born believers," meaning they aren’t religious because of certain characteristics in their personalities. A study detailing the research was published today in the journal Scientific Reports.
"Religious belief is most likely rooted in culture rather than in some primitive gut intuition,” lead author Miguel Farias said in a press release. “There has been a long debate on this matter but our studies have challenged the theory that being a religious believer is determined by how much individuals rely on intuitive or analytical thinking.”
The team says the results indicate that assumptions about religious people being intuitive people are premature. Rather, faith is informed by a “nurture-based process,” which includes things like your education and the way you were raised.
"We don't think people are 'born believers' in the same way we inevitably learn a language at an early age,” Farias said in the press release. “The available sociological and historical data show that what we believe in is mainly based on social and educational factors, and not on cognitive styles, such as intuitive/analytical thinking.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/why-people-believe-god-research-144016024.html
I think our society and parents in general Brain Wash us.
According to researchers from the universities of Coventry and Oxford, the answer is neither.
Previous research has generally held that religious people rely more on gut instinct than factual analysis, and in the event that they do become more analytical, they become less religious. But now, new research shows the biggest factor in determining a person’s religiosity isn’t intuition, but culture. Your upbringing and social environment are probably what determined your degree of faith, not your gut; people aren’t "born believers," meaning they aren’t religious because of certain characteristics in their personalities. A study detailing the research was published today in the journal Scientific Reports.
"Religious belief is most likely rooted in culture rather than in some primitive gut intuition,” lead author Miguel Farias said in a press release. “There has been a long debate on this matter but our studies have challenged the theory that being a religious believer is determined by how much individuals rely on intuitive or analytical thinking.”
The team says the results indicate that assumptions about religious people being intuitive people are premature. Rather, faith is informed by a “nurture-based process,” which includes things like your education and the way you were raised.
"We don't think people are 'born believers' in the same way we inevitably learn a language at an early age,” Farias said in the press release. “The available sociological and historical data show that what we believe in is mainly based on social and educational factors, and not on cognitive styles, such as intuitive/analytical thinking.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/why-people-believe-god-research-144016024.html
I think our society and parents in general Brain Wash us.