Belive in belief
According to a book, I am currently reading, written by the Danish science journalist Tor Nørretranders called ‘At tro på at tro’ (’To believe in belief’), studies have shown that there might be a link between being nice towards other people (including being polite, kissing, cuddling & having sex etc.) and a certain hormone, called Oxytocine that induces close to the same feelings in your brain as if you were taking drugs. Wicked. This could mean that humans have a natural tendency towards being nice towards each other. Nice thought. According to Tor, this and studies with experimental economy could lead us towards a scientific understanding of why religions work as they do. I’m looking forward to read more in this exciting book…
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⇢ World Press Photo 2003 exhibition @ Øksnehallen, cph
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Nov 20th 2003
wow. sounds interesting. I’m also v. interested in how religions work. Is the book translated into English? Or if you have any recommendations?
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Nov 21st 2003
Some of his books have been translated into English as far as I know, but not this one yet (it’s brand new). I don’t have any other recommendations regarding religions though… I have an interesting Danish article about a survey where scientists have found similar brain wave patterns between different religions (Catholicism & Buddhism) while subjects were praying / meditating. Could be a link to Oxytocine…