Almost as if anyone smart enough to realize they’re being fed a load of bullshit leaves
this post was submitted on 15 Dec 2023
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True or not the study is addressing whether religiosity affects cognitive decline-- slowing it, increasing it, or neither. They found the latter was true.
There was a small but consistent negative association between cognitive abilities and religiosity. Individuals who engaged more frequently in religious activities, such as praying, tended to have lower scores in cognitive tasks assessing numeracy, verbal fluency, and memory. This cross-sectional correlation persisted even after controlling for other factors like age and sex.
In their longitudinal analysis of the data, which tracked changes in cognitive abilities over time, the researchers found that the negative association between cognitive abilities and religiosity remained stable. This suggests that religiosity does not affect the cognitive decline of individuals.
I wonder if that’s due to the subject being given an excuse not to think for themselves
Bottom line
...the researchers found that the negative association between cognitive abilities and religiosity remained stable. This suggests that religiosity does not affect the cognitive decline of individuals.
“Our main finding is that religiosity does not protect against cognitive declines,” Dürlinger told PsyPost.
My parents were sharp but faithful (mostly) to catholicism. Its basically about indoctrination but also life experience. The old there are no athiests in foxholes (even though there is). Wanting to live is a powerful drug and it takes years to come to terms with life being wysiwyg.
What does wysiwyg mean?
its a computer term that was big in the late 90's to early 2000's but is till used. It generally refers to the UI and means: What you see is what you get.
It was originally used by Flip Wilson back in the 60's. Then co-opted by the drag community before the IT folks latched on to it.
What You See Is What You Get
Feels like they're purposefully gunning for an Ig Nobel with this one.
I think that joke would've worked better without the space in the wordplay.