“Attending Religious Services Sharply Cuts Risk Of Death, Study Suggests”

Interestingly, the protection against mortality provided by religion cannot be entirely explained by expected factors that include enhanced social support of friends or family, lifestyle choices and reduced smoking and alcohol consumption’ . . . There is something here that we don’t quite understand.

[Link: Attending Religious Services Sharply Cuts Risk Of Death, Study Suggests]

“Something here that we don’t quite understand.” Of course it could be a selection effect or something of the sort, as mentioned in the article. Or maybe there really is something there that they don’t quite understand . . .

Hat Tip: Telic Thoughts

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November 21, 2008 – 4:26 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in The Faith | Post Comments (1) Recent Blog Comments For primary navigation click "Show Menu" above. For sidebar material (About, Links, Subscriptions, Blogroll, Copyright, ...) scroll down and click "Further Information."
  1. Jon Wymer wrote:
    November 21, 2008 at 5:52 pm   Link

    Perhaps the church attendance is not causal but a mutual side effect with the longer life? Perhaps God really does change people?

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