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Despite differences in rituals and beliefs among the world's major religions, spirituality often enhances health regardless of a person's faith, according to University of Missouri researchers. 
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Overall, because there are more ill-educated people than educated ones, religious attendance has a beneficial effect. But the benefit really accrues to the ill-educated. For the educated, religion (at least, the kind of religion widely practised in the USA) might actually be harmful.
Juliette Norwood's curator insight,
January 6, 2014 12:02 PM
This can be compared to the fact that some religions rely on spiritual healings, while others allow medication. The smaller, more ethnic religions in places with less sanitation/health benefits (LDCs, for example) happen to have more health problems. When it comes to universalizing religions as a choice in both LDCs and MDCs, it seems that there is a rise in health conditions.
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Religious rites like baptism make psychological sense, the article suggests. Says Lee: "Cleansing is about the removal of residues." By washing the hands, taking a shower, or even thinking of doing so, "people can rid themselves of a sense of immorality, lucky or unlucky feelings, or doubt about a decision. The bodily experience of removing physical residues can provide the basis of removing more abstract mental residues."
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Good news! The problem is some people's idea of religion is moving forward on automatic pilot without developing their own spirituality.