ScienceOnReligion.org 2.0
Welcome to the newly refurbished ScienceOnReligion.org! The entire site has been revamped for a whole new look. We’re excited to be adding new content as […]
Can we trust Psychology? Pt. 2
The beauty of a theoretical mess The last post was a brief overview of the replication crisis. If you haven’t already, check it out here. […]
Can we trust Psychology? Pt. 1
What is the replication crisis and why did it happen? If you haven’t already heard – there’s a replication crisis going on in psychology. At […]
Is the media fueling global conflict?
Journalists don’t make the news – they just report it, right? Not so fast. Anthropologist Scott Atran believes that radical Islamic terrorists use the Western […]
Study finds sadomasochism evokes spiritual experiences
Religious devotees endure torturous scenarios for the warm embrace of human connection. Some kneel and stand repeatedly to please their priest and fellow congregants. Others […]
Religion affects our behavior by shaping neural rewards
If I were to offer you $50 today or the chance to wait four months for $70, which would you take? The way you answer […]
Thinking analytically, accepting evolution
It sometimes seems like evolution and religion have had a bad relationship almost from the start. In 1874, the Princeton theologian Charles Hodge asked, “What […]
Psychologists write about “bullshit”
Anyone who’s been to the West Coast or visited hippie towns like Covington, VT or Asheville, NC has undoubtedly heard some version of the New […]
Is Hindu worship just helicopter parenting?
Freud famously hypothesized that the Judeo-Christian God is a psychological projection of nagging parental issues. Thomas B. Ellis of Appalachian State University in North Carolina […]
Ominous moods may improve ritual performance
To the uninitiated, religious ritual seems like frivolous play-acting. Priests and acolytes follow obscure rules and manipulate symbolic objects, similar to team sports like soccer, […]