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    Rolf Degen‏ @DegenRolf Jan 23
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    Psychological benefits of religion don't result from belief in God or prayer, but from active participation in religious services. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/2153599X.2020.1712618 …pic.twitter.com/BeWUVWqhh8

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      1. James McQuivey, too‏ @DarkChocoDad Jan 23
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        Replying to @DegenRolf @DecideOrSlide

        There's a decent literature on these questions that shows the opposite. And many studies with much more robust, cross cultural data (n=300 isn't nearly enough to do a subgroup analysis, comparing believers to non believers).

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      1. David Wood‏ @DavidWood30 Jan 23
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        Woah, religious practices are means (or memes 😏) to an end. Whatever you believe just needs to create inter-cooperative community, without too much internal fragmentation via cog. dissonance from individual PoVs clashing with their group beliefs (e.g. scripture).

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      1. Ed Hofer‏ @Edhofer71 Jan 23
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        I think Kurt Vonnegut pretty much said the same thing.

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        See @alaindebotton’s _Religion for Atheists_. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_for_Atheists …

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      1. Grumpy Dwarf‏ @jeff_urizen Jan 24
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        But there is prayer during religious services

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      1. Fulvio Gollinelli‏ @FGollinelli Jan 25
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        Replying to @DegenRolf

        Generalisation is never that good. But IMHO yes, that might be one reason for benefits. If you’re involved in something (religion, personal goals,whatever), it’s highly probable your motivation and actions will make you feel better

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      2. David Roydon Parysche‏ @DavidRParrysh Jan 23
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        I agree In Christianity the first acts of prayer lead a believer to seek God’s will. This means learning continually thru scripture to love others and particularly the church (community). Thru this process one finds a level of fulfillment Prayer->community Community->prayer

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      2. Michael P. Shipley‏ @michaelpshipley Jan 23
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        In other words, if you want to be happy, join a club.

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