Death awareness temporarily increases belief in even alien gods

Evidence

We found that death awareness caused a temporary spike in belief in God. When reminded of death, Christians were more devoted to their Christian God, but they also became a little more enamored by, and a little less suspicious of, even alien gods such as Buddha and Shamanic spirits. There is a truth to the old saying that “when in a storm, voyagers pray to any God.” — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 615

Categorization

Category: Factual Claims

Related

• Reminders of death temporarily spike belief in any available gods (similarity 0.90)
• Mortality reminders strengthen religious belief even in atheists (similarity 0.82)
• Death reminders boost faith in agnostics but not atheists (similarity 0.80)

Broader Connections

• Death reminders boost faith in agnostics but not atheists #expands (0.92) — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 896