Male Irreligiousness
EurekAlert article
Have you ever noticed that, in general, men are less religious than women? This article gives a possible reason for this. Because more men are impulsive, they are likely less able to concentrate on long-term issues that are inherent in most religions, and thus show less commitment to religion. I think there is something to this, and it would be interesting to compare religiousness rates of ADHD people, a population known to be much more impulsive, with those without attention deficits. Another interesting thing would be to see how impulsive people fare with religions such as Buddhism which promotes meditation, which is perhaps an antidote to impulsivity.... To bring it more personal, to what extent is your own religious depth dependent on your impulsivity level? Are you very religious because you have focus on long-term matters?
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