Mario Goveia observes: I thought it was my cognitive function that was leading me to go to church - not the other way around:-))
Now I can't wait to see the results of a similar study that examines the effects of regular attendance at one's bridge club on one's cognitive function:-)) Date: Sat, 16 May 2009 19:30:04 -0700 (PDT) From: Gilbert Lawrence <[email protected]> If one with lack of cognitive function attends bridge club events, likely they would find themselves with no partners or players to spend an evening with. Fortunately that does not happen with church. The scientific study based on their published conclusion, attributes the church attendance as the cause of the benefit in maintaining MMSE and CES-D scores. I hate to say this, but is this not what the Goan grandmothers used to claim? On told that someone does not attend church their kindest comment was, "Dev poita!" Surely some Goans may recount even sterner warnings. Mario responds: If one lacks cognitive function to begin with going to church is hardly likely to create what is missing. What I was suggesting was that there are likely to be many social activities, in addition to church going, that create the positive and healthy mental attitude which is what is behind the beneficial effects.
