Tag: Religious Belief

A series of new experiments shows that analytic thinking can override intuitive assumptions, including those that underlie religious belief.

Willingness to endure suffering for your beliefs inspires others to believe too, according to an analysis of behavioural evolution.

The latest NEWSWEEK Poll finds shifting American attitudes about religion and faith. Still, the U.S. remains a deeply religious land.

Brain scans back up the theory that more recent evolutionary changes to the human brain allowed the development of religion.

Despite a religious upbringing, I quickly found Charles Darwin - and his influence on Damien Hirst - far more compelling