Beyond beliefs: does religious faith lead to a happier, healthier life?
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The stress-reducing, life-extending benefits of religion can offer useful strategies even for non-believers, say scientists.
By David Robson
In his Pensées, published posthumously in 1670, the French philosopher Blaise Pascal appeared to establish a foolproof argument for religious commitment, which he saw as a kind of bet. If the existence of God was even minutely possible, he claimed, then the potential gain was so huge – an ‘eternity of life and happiness’ – that taking the leap of faith w...
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