Religious People Have Poor Understanding Of Reality, Controversial Study Finds

Researchers have controversially claimed that those with religious or supernatural beliefs don’t have a clear understanding of the physical world.

The findings from the University of Helsinki state that people with either religious or paranormal beliefs have a poorer understanding of the physical world, and focus on it less. They instead turn to their beliefs, accepting more supernatural answers relating to demons and gods.

Controversially, scientists claim that such “supernatural beliefs may thus reflect a broad, hyper-mentalistic cognitive phenotype,” adding that “extreme forms” of this can often be found among those with autism.

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