New Study: Second Stage Thinking Erodes Religious Belief

[image error]This paper in Scienceis sure to contribute a great deal to the ongoing shakeup that political (and religious) neuroscience is causing:

Analytic Thinking Promotes Religious Disbelief


Will M. Gervais*,
Ara Norenzayan*

Scientific interest in the cognitive underpinnings of religious belief has grown in recent years. However, to date, little experimental research has focused on the cognitive processes that may promote religious disbelief. The present studies apply a dual-process model of cognitive pro...