Study Finds That The More Beautiful Your Home Is, The Less Likely You Are To Be Religious

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Can you feel yourself becoming less religious as you stare at the Rocky Mountains in fall? Peter Kunasz/Shutterstock.

A study of the religious affiliations of Americans by county has concluded that the more naturally beautiful their home is, the less likely they are to be part of a mainstream religion. What is not clear is which way causality runs – are non-believers more inspired by the beauties of nature, and therefore inclined to move there, or does daily experience of the natural world dampen one's ardor to pray?