Deliberate analytical thinking can cause people to believe less in God, according to a new study. The researchers, who found that religious belief arises from gut feelings, were quick to say their ...

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 ...

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 ...

The conflict between science and religion may have its origins in the structure of our brains, researchers at Case Western Reserve University and Babson College have found. Clashes between the use of ...

Because they get so lost in their own thinking process, highly analytical people often use phrases that make other people ...

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 ...

LOS ANGELES • Scientists have concluded that one of the reasons some people are less religious than others is that they think more analytically, rather than going with their gut. And thinking ...

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 ...

People who are analytic thinkers have a whole different way of approaching love that can be quite confusing to their more ...

Here’s a simple test of reasoning ability: “A bat and a ball cost $1.10 in total. The bat costs $1.00 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?” (Pennycook et al., 2015). If your answer was “10 ...