Transcript by Newsy: www.youtube.com BY TATIANA DARIE If you're good at math then you are more likely to not believe in God - a recent study shows. The Scientific American has the story... "People who are intuitive thinkers are more likely to be religious, but getting them to think analytically even in subtle ways decreases the strength of their belief, according to a new study..." University of British Columbia researchers Will Gervais (Jure-vase) and Ara Norenzayan say research subjects underwent several tests â€" illuminating how the two minds â€" the analytical and the intuitive â€" compete in helping people to make their choices about religious faith. The Vancouver Sun has their comments... "(Gervais) Intuitive thinking helps people recognize the difference between the body and the mind, imagine life after death and discern purposes in the universe...(Norenzayan) In contrast, analytic thinking reduces intuitions of God, of an afterlife and of experiences of divine prese! nce." The researchers say they are not disparaging religion or promoting atheism. Instead, Gervais says they are trying to figure out the psychological origins of spirituality. ABC has his comments... "Religion versus science; believers versus atheists; our evidence doesn't say much about those debates...But it sheds light on one cognitive factor that may influence where people stand on those debates." Why does the study matter? Michael Nielsen is a department chair of psychology at Georgia Southern ...
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