How God Works: The Science Behind Spirituality

Bonus: Losing Our Religion or Finding What Matters?

Jul 20, 2025
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INSIGHT

Religion's Measurable Benefits

  • Religious engagement links to lower mortality and better mental health on average according to social science data.
  • Dave notes religion correlates with societal and individual flourishing despite historical abuses.
INSIGHT

Traditions Hold Generational Wisdom

  • Religious traditions crystallize millennia of reflection on meaning and moral questions.
  • Krista says they ask who we will be to each other, not just what it means to be human.
ANECDOTE

Sobbing Homie's Simple Question

  • Father Greg recounts a homie who sobbed and asked if God had disowned him and then asked if Father Greg had.
  • He says showing compassion proves God's mercy more than theological argument.
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