Science to Comfort and Console
How the belief in science and human progress can comfort those without religious belief.
Folksonomies: science humanism
Memes
08 JUN 2013
Science Can Comfort in Times of Stress
Science and religion are often taken to offer competing explanations of the world (Preston & Epley, 2009). That science can be a source of meaning, similar to religion, is not a completely new idea; it has been raised by philosophers (Ziman, 1978/1991) and scientists (Dawkins, 2006) alike. While many have attempted to understand the emotional or social underpinnings of religious belief, the possibility that science might serve similar psychological functions has received less attention. E...
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Scientific evidence that secular individuals can turn to their belief in science when faced with stressful situations just as the religious turn to their faith.
References
08 JUN 2013
Scientific faith: Belief in science increases in the face...
Periodicals>Journal Article: Farias, Newheiser, Kahane, Toledo (29 May 2013), Scientific faith: Belief in science increases in the face of stress and existential anxiety, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Retrieved on 2013-06-08Source Material [www.sciencedirect.com]
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