Thinking of God Makes People Bolder Risk-Takers
Big Think:
When people are reminded of God, they are more ready to engage in risky behavior, but not morally wrongful behavior.
Isha Aran from Fusion reports on a recent study published in the journal Psychological Science that sought to find out how far 900 online participants could be pushed toward unsafe activities while God was in their thoughts. How much risky behavior would participants engage in knowing God could possibly protect them from negative outcomes?
In order to remind participants of God, researcher gave some of the volunteers a word scramble puzzle that contained God-related references or had them read a paragraph about God. The researchers found that those who were reminded of God were more likely to consider engaging in risky behavior than participants who were not prompted to think about God.
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