Tag: The Reason Project
Religion: The heart believes what it will, but the brain behaves the same either way
Melissa Healy October 1, 2009.
Print: The Los Angeles Times
Religious believers may seem to share little with nonbelievers when it comes to thinking and judgment. But a new study by UCLA researchers finds that both Christians and nonbelievers use the same parts of the brain when asked to label articles of religious faith as true or false. A report summarizing the study is published today in PLoS ONE.
This study was funded, in part, by Project Reason.
How much reason do you want?
By Philip Ball May 17, 2009.
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The ‘war’ between science and religion is stuck in a rut. Can we change the record now, asks Philip Ball?
How Much Reason Do You Want?
By Philip Ball May 17, 2009.
Print: Nature
The ‘war’ between science and religion is stuck in a rut. Can we change the record now, asks Philip Ball?
