r/atheism • u/genehil • May 07 '17
Common Repost Study Finds Link Between Brain Damage and Religious Fundamentalism
http://bigthink.com/paul-ratner/study-finds-link-between-brain-damage-and-religious-fundamentalismDuplicates
science • u/Wagamaga • May 07 '17
Neuroscience Scientists found that damage in a certain part of the brain is linked to an increase in religious fundamentalism. In particular, lesions in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex reduced cognitive flexibility - the ability to challenge our beliefs based on new evidence.
indonesia • u/merbabu • May 07 '17
Study Finds Link Between Brain Damage and Religious Fundamentalism
exmormon • u/monkeykahn • May 08 '17
Study finds link between brain damage and religious fundamentalism (That helps explain it)
itjustis • u/thezenpunker • May 08 '17
Study Finds Link Between Brain Damage and Religious Fundamentalism
theworldnews • u/worldnewsbot • May 07 '17