Your mention of “religiousity” in this past episode, as well as passing comments in previous podcasts, caught my attention. I would be interested in hearing about the affects of religiousity on the human psyche in a future podcast. As you know, one’s religious views greatly affect how one handles such things as sexuality, relationships, work ethic, feelings of guilt (And how they are/are not dealt with), how one deals with grief, cognitve dissonance, etc.

I appreciate that this forum is focused on scientific exploration and the implied findings, and that is what I’d like to find out: what have psychologist discovered about the effects of one’s religiousity on their mental outlook and mental health? This would not have to be limited to Chrisitanity and Western Civilization per se; I would anticipate that religiousity would have implcations that cross the boundries of all religious systems and cultures.

Again, thanks for the work you are doing. I enjoy it immensely.