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Believing in God can trigger same reward regions of the brain as taking drugs

• paulryanrogers 4y ago
  n=19 and only one religion studied. Seems they've got a ways to go. Still, result does not surprise me. Indoctrination is a powerful thing.
• Fezzik 4y ago
  Even if true, George Bernard Shaw dispelled the notion that it is important decades ago: ‘The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one. The happiness of credulity is a cheap and dangerous quality of happiness, and by no means a necessity of life.’
  • boredemployee 4y ago
    even though I'm not a believer, I think that the beauty of life is in being able to be happy the way we want and that definitely doesn't concern anyone, as long as other people aren't harmed by it :)
    • Fezzik 4y ago
      If we’re to move humanity forward, intellectually and emotionally, caring about what is true and what is not is important. Regardless of how appealing and placating the lies and delusions are, the truth is superior.
      • DevMois 4y ago
        Sounds almost religious to me
• mehphp 4y ago
  I’m not sure about this study but the claim rings true for me anecdotally. I definitely had euphoric religious experiences back when I was a believer that were similar to drug trips I’ve had.