A new study shows thinking about God may make people more tolerant and generous, not less.
He said past studies have found thinking about God is linked with higher levels of giving to strangers. But he has long wondered whether that giving is directed only toward people who are like the giver. Or will they give to people from other groups, especially groups they distrust or fear?They found no difference in increased giving to in-groups or out-groups.
“One of the problems in science is that you have to get rid of confirmation bias,” he said. “That is really hard to do when everyone believes the same thing.” Shariff said it is often hard to isolate the “God bit” of religion because ethnicity and culture often play a major role in how religion is lived out.
The study, Shariff said, suggests that perhaps the “God bit” part of religion isn’t to blame for anti-social behavior.
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