Link to External Source Article Religion Reduces Anxiety—A Matter of Faith or Fact?
March 06, 2009 by Rachel Balik This article reference a number of studies, and provides links for further exploration of this most interesting topic. Two studies show that the brains of religious people have less intense responses to error, suggesting that faith in God can reduce anxiety. God on the Brain Many previous studies have tried to determine whether religion has a positive effect on mental health. In February 2008, the Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion and the Centre for Anthropology and Mind at Oxford began a three-year study to develop a scientific understanding of why humans believe in God. Researchers will look for evidence that faith in God is a desirable evolutionary trait, and attempt to discover what aspects of religion can be attributed to nature, and which must be taught. Psychologists compared a group of students trained for a month in mindfulness meditation with another that was taught somatic relaxation. Both techniques reduced stress, but meditation was
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