Reinvesting

“Religion is the last refuge of human savagery.” Alfred Whitehead

The economy is collapsing, and some would say it has already collapsed. The list of miseries surrounding this situation are innumerable.

People are finding comfort in their spiritual traditions, religions are happy to get the support.

Its interesting that it takes a collapse of the externalities for people to examine the alignment of the internal. I'm not judging here, just taking a stab at articulating a complicated idea. I guess sometimes we have to hit bottom in order to make positive changes.

Yahoo: Religion May Help Extend Your Life

When the researchers adjusted the data to account for physical health, age, ethnicity, income, education, social support, important life events and life satisfaction, they found that weekly religious service attendance was responsible for a 20 reduction in the risk of death. Attending less than once a week was responsible for a 15 percent drop in the risk of death.

But, attending religious services didn't improve the risk of death from cardiovascular disease or improve heart outcomes, the study found.

Although the study noted a decreased risk of death, Schnall wouldn't say that the prescription for good health is to attend religious services regularly.

"I'm not saying our study yields such a prescription, but our findings are intriguing and we do at least have some ideas of why there is a benefit, but we have not completely explained it all," he said.