Sunday, April 15, 2007

More Evidence Of A Genetic Component To Religion?

Well, the religious are not going to like this...another study suggesting that "religiousness" seems to have a genetic component that predisposes some towards it. Studies of twins suggests the following:

According to study author Laura Koenig, the popular idea that religious individuals are more social and giving because of the behavioral mandates set for them is incorrect. “This study shows that religiousness occurs with these behaviors also because there are genes that predispose them to it.”

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