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Highly Religious People Are Less Motivated by Compassion Than Are Non-Believers

Science Daily May 2, 2012.

Print: Science Daily

New research suggests that the highly religious are less motivated by compassion when helping a stranger than are atheists, agnostics and less religious people.

Buddhist Retreat—Why I gave up on finding my religion.

By John Horgan April 29, 2009.

Print: Slate.com

Horgan examines the reasons he gave up on Buddhism in his search for a religion.