Vatican celebrates big bang to dispel faith-science conflict
The Vatican is celebrating the big-bang theory. That's not as out of this world as it sounds.
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Religious people more likely to oppose reproductive technologies
As new and more effective human reproductive genetic technologies (RGTs) develop, people of faith are more likely to disapprove of these tools than nonreligious people, a new Rice University study found. Evangelical Christians ...
Social Sciences
Apr 25, 2017
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Catholics more committed to workplace than evangelicals are, study finds
Catholics are more emotionally committed to their workplaces than are Evangelicals—and people with strong attachments to God, regardless of their faith group, are more committed to their jobs when they work for smaller ...
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Dec 12, 2016
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Parents, listen up: Children keep still during prayer
Preschool-aged children, and their parents, are more likely to view the physical actions of prayer (i.e., closing eyes, folding hands) to help with reflection and communicating with God. This is according to a new study by ...
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Aug 24, 2016
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Scientists say hoped-for physics particle was just a blip (Update 2)
Hopes for a new particle discovery that might have up-ended the standard model of physics were dashed on Friday, as scientists admitted that a "bump" in the data was actually just a "blip."
General Physics
Aug 5, 2016
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Americans who see God as 'a secure base' tend to be more committed, satisfied on the job
People who see God as a "secure base" for intimacy and attachment are more likely to be emotionally committed to their workplace and satisfied with their jobs. They also tend to see their work as a calling from God, which ...
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Mar 1, 2016
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How punitive, omniscient gods may have encouraged the expansion of human society
For the bulk of our evolutionary history, human groups were small, tightly knit communities. Only quite recently, some human groups started evolving into the large-scale societies with vast interconnected trade networks we ...
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Feb 11, 2016
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Study finds beliefs about all-knowing gods fosters co-operation
Beliefs about all-knowing, punishing gods—a defining feature of religions ranging from Christianity to Hinduism—may have played a key role in expanding co-operation among far-flung peoples and led to the development of ...
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Feb 10, 2016
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Physicists offer theories to explain mysterious collision at Large Hadron Collider
Physicists around the world were puzzled recently when an unusual bump appeared in the signal of the Large Hadron Collider, the world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator, causing them to wonder if it was a new ...
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Jan 8, 2016
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Large Hadron Collider resumes collisions after upgrade
The world's largest particle smasher resumed colliding protons Tuesday as it gradually reboots following a two-year upgrade, Europe's physics lab CERN said.
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May 5, 2015
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