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Faithful females who choose good providers key to evolutionary shift to modern family, study finds

Faithful females who choose good providers key to evolutionary shift to modern family, study finds | Science News | Scoop.it
In early human evolution, when faithful females began to choose good providers as mates, pair-bonding replaced promiscuity, laying the foundation for the emergence of the institution of the modern family, a new study finds.
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Why do we still believe when we know it’s probably not true?

Why do we still believe when we know it’s probably not true? | Science News | Scoop.it

It's not about the benefits we gain from believing in this or that. Or the supposed reality of the objects these beliefs describe.

It's all about cost.

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People say they're good if they think God is watching

People say they're good if they think God is watching | Science News | Scoop.it

If you subliminally remind people about God, it can change their behaviour in all sorts of interesting ways. It can make people more honest, more obedient, more punishing, and even more persevering against impossible odds. And although it's not certain, it seems to work for atheists as well as the religious.

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God and Sports: Does Tebow Have a Prayer Against Brady?

God and Sports: Does Tebow Have a Prayer Against Brady? | Science News | Scoop.it

Whether or not you believe in divine intervention in sports — and a recent survey suggests that about 40 percent of Americans do — prayer may help athletes like football player Tim Tebow win on game day.

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Study finds increase in multi-faith space in UK

Study finds increase in multi-faith space in UK | Science News | Scoop.it
A study by the University of Liverpool has found an increasing number of shared spaces for prayer, reflection and meditation, despite the declining popularity of established religion.
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Study finds religion helps us gain self-control

Study finds religion helps us gain self-control | Science News | Scoop.it
Thinking about religion gives people more self-control on later, unrelated tasks; according to results from a series of recent Queen's University study.
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What If Humans Were Twice as Intelligent? | What If We Were All as Smart as Isaac Newton?

What If Humans Were Twice as Intelligent? | What If We Were All as Smart as Isaac Newton? | Science News | Scoop.it
If humans were twice as intelligent, we would be more fulfilled on an individual scale, but society as a whole would be just as conflicted as it is now.
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Free Will and Determinism from a Scientific and Religious Perspective

Free Will and Determinism from a Scientific and Religious Perspective | Science News | Scoop.it
By Suheil Laher

The debate over free will, already two millennia old[1], is still ongoing.
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