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From: Taylor, John (JH) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Especially for Ric (why have I recently been sick) Carter
Huh? Why me?
> Research Shows Religion Plays A Major Role In Health, Longevity
> Being good has its rewards in this life, as well as in the next.
>
> Research conducted partly at the University of Colorado at Boulder
> has found that regular churchgoers live longer than people who seldom
> or never attend worship services.
> For the first time, that extra lifespan has been quantified. While
> there are differences between genders and races, in general those
> who go to church once or more each week can look forward to about
> seven more years than those who never attend.
This kind of study has popped up a few times in recent years IIRC.
And it's absolutely correct - as far as it goes. Yup, humans *are*
social creatures, mostly. [Present company excluded.] Yup, social
interactions *are* good for us. Yup, being with other people *does*
make you want to live longer, gives you reason to live, extends life.
But I don't know of any study that looks at OTHER social interactions
than just 'churchgoing'; nor whether religious attendance outside the
US follows the same pattern; nor whether other factors [diet, income,
education, etc] correlate more strongly with lifespan than does just
'churchgoing.' And how about the differences between sects and their
structures? Are temples, mosques, synagogues, tabernacles, kivas,
pyramids, sacred groves, solar alters, any more or less healthy than
Catholic/Orthodox/Protestant 'churches?' Do Baptists outlive Quakers,
Baha'is, Mormons, Sufis, Satanists, birdwatchers, vegetarians, Jedi
knights, webmasters, conspiratorialists, UFO abductees, CIA agents?
Rev. Ric "would you desecrate the holy temple of your body with the
putrid remains of dead animals?" Carter, Universal Life Church
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