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New Theory Suggests People Are Attracted To Religion For 16 Reasons

By John M. Grohol, PsyD
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People are not drawn to religion just because of a fear of death or any other single reason, according to a new comprehensive, psychological theory of religion.

There are actually 16 basic human psychological needs that motivate people to seek meaning through religion, said Steven …

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“New Theory Suggests People Are Attracted To Religion For 16 Reasons”

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  1. David Mackinder 6:37 pm on May 27th, 2004

    Prof. Reiss’s paper is available for download from his webpage

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  2. David Mackinder 6:40 pm on May 27th, 2004

    apologies — in my earlier comment I did not use the correct syntax to give the download link for Prof. Reiss’s paper. It is http://nisonger.osu.edu/papers/reiss_2004.pdf

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