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[...] A new nationwide study of obituaries has found that people with religious affiliations lived nearly four years longer than those with no ties to religion.
That four-year boost -- found in an analysis of more than 1,000 obits from around the country -- was calculated after taking into account the sex and marital status of those who died, two factors that have strong effects on lifespan.
[...] "We found that volunteerism and involvement in social organizations only accounted for a little less than one year of the longevity boost that religious affiliation provided," Wallace said. "There's still a lot of the benefit of religious affiliation that this can't explain."
So what else explains how religion helps people live longer? It may be related to the rules and norms of many religions that restrict unhealthy practices such as alcohol and drug use and having sex with many partners, Way said.
In addition, "many religions promote stress-reducing practices that may improve health, such as gratitude, prayer or meditation," he said.
[...] Way said there are limitations to the study, including the fact that it could not control for important factors related to longevity such as race and health behaviors. But a potential strength was that, unlike other studies, religious affiliation was not self-reported, but was reported by the obituary writer.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 19 2018, @04:01PM (3 children)
It's just that you don't understand infinity.
The 80 years do matter for the (finite) life before death. They don't make a difference for the supposed infinite life after death.
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Tuesday June 19 2018, @04:14PM (2 children)
Well see, now you're agreeing with both her AND me:
"The 80 years do matter for the (finite) life before death. "
If you live for 80 years before dying THEN you enter the after life.
If you die right now, you will enter the after life (and Infinity) RIGHT NOW.
x=after life (infinity)
80, then x = 80 before "...they get ... to enjoy the afterlife?"
So they get less time to enjoy the afterlife! (as she said). Infinity does not start UNTIL you die.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 23 2018, @07:36PM (1 child)
How do you know when the afterlife starts?
Maybe everyone starts it at the same time, regardless of when they die.
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Saturday June 23 2018, @08:51PM
Now we're just heading into sillyville.
Let's call it the 'after LIFE' because it starts for EVERYONE ever born and yet TO be born at the exact fucking same time, yeah.....yeah. That's makes perfect sense.
We won't call it the after LIFE because it starts when you die....that would be just dumb.
Done here.
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