Scientists claim the way a person answers simple math problem is a good predictor of their belief in a religion
Yeah, I "fell" for it and guessed $10 immediately.
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Scientists claim the way a person answers simple math problem is a good predictor of their belief in a religion:
Q: If a baseball and bat cost $110, and the bat costs $100 more than the ball, how much does the ball cost?
Religion and Reason: Analytic thinking decreases religious belief.
(Image: Baseball, a Creative Commons Attribution No-Derivative-Works (2.0) image from swaimsketching's photostream)
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Scientists claim the way a person answers simple math problem is a good predictor of their belief in a religion:
Q: If a baseball and bat cost $110, and the bat costs $100 more than the ball, how much does the ball cost?
If you answered $10 you are inclined to believe in religion. If you answered $5 you are inclined to disbelieve.
Why? Because, according to new research reported in tomorrow's issue of the journal Science, the $10 answer indicates that you are an intuitive thinker, and the $5 answer indicates that you solve problems analytically, rather than following your gut instinct.
Psychologists William Gervais and Ara Norenzayan, of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, predicted that people who were more analytic in thinking would tend not to believe in religion, whereas people who approach problems more intuitively would tend to be believers. Their study confirmed the hypothesis and the findings illuminate the mysterious cognitive process by which we reach decisions about our beliefs.
Religion and Reason: Analytic thinking decreases religious belief.
(Image: Baseball, a Creative Commons Attribution No-Derivative-Works (2.0) image from swaimsketching's photostream)
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