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Why religious people are 'nicer'
October 3, 2008
Lead scientist Dr Ara Norenzayan of British Columbia University said that the debate over whether religion improves
behaviour had too often been driven by opinion and anecdote.
"We wanted to look at the hard scientific evidence," he said.
Image: A man offers prayers during ritual bathing at the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
Photograph: Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images
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