Sex Makes men more likely to believe in God

Discussion in 'Politics' started by jem, Sep 26, 2016.

  1. jem

    jem

    Another study many of us just understood.

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    AFTER a racy romp with your partner, running off to church might be the last thing on your mind.

    But science has shown that having more sex makes men more devout and more likely to pray.

    According new research by the Duke University, sex can be a truly religious experience, making men more likely to believe in God.

    It’s all down to that famous “cuddle hormone”, Oxtocin, which is stimulated in sex and heightens love and affection.

    Oxytocin occurs naturally within us and is stimulated during sex, childbirth, and breastfeeding.

    The natural chemical, boosted by skin on skin contact, promotes social bonding, trust and feelings of well-being.

    Now the study at the North Carolina university has found it could also incite spirituality in men.

    Research assistant, Professor Dr Patty Van Cappellen, said: “Spirituality and meditation have each been linked to health and well-being in previous research.
    “We were interested in understanding biological factors that may enhance those spiritual experiences.
    “Oxytocin appears to be part of the way our bodies support spiritual beliefs.”

    Women actually produce more Oxytocin than men but the researchers are yet to study the effects on women’s spirituality.

    In the study, men were given the hormone, and others received a placebo.

    The men who were given the hormone were more likely to say that spirituality was an important part of their lives, whether they had previously stated that faith played a part or not.

    They also said they would be more likely to see themselves as “interconnection with other people and living things”, the study reports.

    Oxytocin sparked more positive emotions, such as awe, gratitude, hope, inspiration, love, and serenity.

    The response also depended on genetic make-up, with those having a certain gene called CD38, which regulates the hormone’s release in the brain, had a more amplified response.

    The study was published online in Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience .

    Prof Van Cappellen added: “Oxytocin’s effects on women’s spirituality still needs to be investigated.”

    https://www.thesun.co.uk/living/1853651/having-sex-makes-men-more-likely-to-believe-in-god/
     
  2. Could Stu be anti-sex ?
     
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  3. nitro

    nitro

    Or is it that most women believe in God, and men are pussy-whopped?

    God is dead - Nietzsche
    GOD LIVES - nitro
     
  4. jem

    jem

    that was a pretty funny way to put it. I had some light hearted jokes to make. But, I decided they might not be seen as good fun.

     
  5. nitro

    nitro

    I wonder how Nietzsche ate through that mustache? I mean seriously, WTF? Maybe he ate everything through a straw? :wtf:

    Can you imagine sitting across the guy at a dinner party after he looks up from slurping his soup?

    nietzsche_.jpg
     
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  6. stu

    stu

    Dude,
    Sex God

    two words I'm very used to hearing said to me
    :sneaky:
     

  7. "God is dead."
    -Nietzsche


    "Nietzsche is dead."
    -God


    I first read that one years ago. Always good for a chuckle.
     
  8. jem

    jem

    still good for a chuckle.
     
  9. Good1

    Good1

    Yes, but which gOd?

    The gOd of the big "O"?

    You know the one: "Oh gOd, oh gOd, o gOd!"

    I started to believe in that gOd too when i was 16 and she was 15.

    That would be "the gOd of this world", or so i thought.

    And so, for a time, i worshipped the "gOd of this world" (see bible for what term means).
     
  10. stu

    stu

    Sex Makes men more likely to believe in God

    hmm... so porn stars rather than popes more likely to believe in God
     
    #10     Sep 27, 2016