THIS DOES NOT MEAN RELIGION IS FALSE OR TRUE, nor that any particular political position is (even non-partisan). I am not even speculating on either in this... The point and purpose is the scientific proof that neurotypical ("normal") people deal with deep-seated beliefs like religion and politics (faith and loyalty, basically) using an emotional part of the brain rather than an intellectual one.
This is how good people can do or defend evil actions out of religious/partisan beliefs without seeing it.
It is very sad and frustrating, but also likely linked to the good effects. This is part of why I am not entirely anti-religion, although it means fighting emotion with seemingly invisible facts & logic when people need to see that they are being misled by those they trust with biologically imperative implicitness.
http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2009/03/06/0811717106.full.pdf+html?with-ds=yes
From the study's text (this is the closest to layman's terms that it gets):
"To investigate the process of adopting or rejecting religious beliefs and how it relates with religiosity, we performed a nonparametric analysis. Disagreeing (compared to agreeing) with religious statements among religious (compared to nonreligious) participants engaged bilateral anterior insulae and middle cingulate gyri. The anterior insulae are key areas for emotional-cognitive integration (45), and insular recruitment for rejecting religious beliefs implies a greater role of emotions in the process."
On the positive ends, faithful people end up with less stress chemicals, and, of course, hope and positive mental attitude are and have effects of their own. Meditation and prayer have also been proven to have direct neurological benefits.
http://www.npr.org/2010/12/15/132078267/neurotheology-where-religion-and-science-collide
If you want more on the positive effects of faith, find/pick it out for yourself, a significant part of me is periodically jealous that I really CANNOT feel that for myself, just don't have that capacity (sorry, but my loyalty has to be deserved to be retained and my faith is hard-won based solely upon personal experience). Life always looks sooooo much easier & happier with faith and|or a few less IQ points. It's a trade-off, but I appreciate the added ability to protect and defend more effectively and be directly sure of and consciously control my own ethics.
The last link was chosen for simplicity of reading, as this is irrelevant to the reason I wrote this. However, I hope you note that I use official links by people & orgs that have and rely on professional reputations (which haven't already been ruined with fact-centric people like me), and try to use the most impartial as well. There are several other studies that could be included for both parts, but it seems I provide too much info too often, and none of the many I've read over the years (which I could consider remotely trustworthy) contradicted either.
This is how good people can do or defend evil actions out of religious/partisan beliefs without seeing it.
It is very sad and frustrating, but also likely linked to the good effects. This is part of why I am not entirely anti-religion, although it means fighting emotion with seemingly invisible facts & logic when people need to see that they are being misled by those they trust with biologically imperative implicitness.
http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2009/03/06/0811717106.full.pdf+html?with-ds=yes
From the study's text (this is the closest to layman's terms that it gets):
"To investigate the process of adopting or rejecting religious beliefs and how it relates with religiosity, we performed a nonparametric analysis. Disagreeing (compared to agreeing) with religious statements among religious (compared to nonreligious) participants engaged bilateral anterior insulae and middle cingulate gyri. The anterior insulae are key areas for emotional-cognitive integration (45), and insular recruitment for rejecting religious beliefs implies a greater role of emotions in the process."
On the positive ends, faithful people end up with less stress chemicals, and, of course, hope and positive mental attitude are and have effects of their own. Meditation and prayer have also been proven to have direct neurological benefits.
http://www.npr.org/2010/12/15/132078267/neurotheology-where-religion-and-science-collide
If you want more on the positive effects of faith, find/pick it out for yourself, a significant part of me is periodically jealous that I really CANNOT feel that for myself, just don't have that capacity (sorry, but my loyalty has to be deserved to be retained and my faith is hard-won based solely upon personal experience). Life always looks sooooo much easier & happier with faith and|or a few less IQ points. It's a trade-off, but I appreciate the added ability to protect and defend more effectively and be directly sure of and consciously control my own ethics.
The last link was chosen for simplicity of reading, as this is irrelevant to the reason I wrote this. However, I hope you note that I use official links by people & orgs that have and rely on professional reputations (which haven't already been ruined with fact-centric people like me), and try to use the most impartial as well. There are several other studies that could be included for both parts, but it seems I provide too much info too often, and none of the many I've read over the years (which I could consider remotely trustworthy) contradicted either.
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