Activating analytical thinking does not appear to reduce a person’s religious beliefs. This finding provides evidence against ...

Deliberate analytical thinking can cause people to believe less in God, according to a new study. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.

Does God exist or not? That question may never be answered to everyone’s satisfaction — but the question of why people become religious might be. Scientists found a way to meddle with the level of ...

A new study in the journal Psychology of Religion and Spirituality found that engaging in analytical thinking does not diminish religious beliefs, challenging a common assumption in cognitive science.

Most of the world’s population believes in God, or gods, but alongside them there are also hundreds of millions of nonbelievers. What makes one a believer or not? Religious faith is likely a complex ...

To conduct a proper analysis, you have to be engaged with the text. You have to think deeply. Reading is not analysis. Reading is an understanding of what is in front of you. Analysis is understanding ...

Do your supervisors know how to think analytically? Do they know how to: Analyze thoroughly (and present coherently) the cost-benefit of a call center investment opportunity? Develop a believable ...

I have been researching the psychology of conspiracy beliefs for seven years now and people often ask me why people believe in them. This is not a simple question. There are many reasons people might ...

Last Monday, I engaged in a public conversation with comedienne Ilana Glazer on the topic of “Intuition” at the Rubin Museum in New York City. For 45 minutes, we discussed the role of intuition on ...

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