tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post779537390313840931..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Do Churchgoers Live Longer?Stuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-85588158642433288312016-06-12T08:31:05.958-07:002016-06-12T08:31:05.958-07:00Stuart: The point of the article is that, all othe...Stuart: The point of the article is that, all other things being equal, science can supplement faith but cannot be a substitute for it. <br /><br />The article connects church attendance for women not men with lower death risk, while "faith" is something different. <br /><br />So to do a "faith" test we have to also look at women might stay home and watch televangists on TV, versus women who are agnostic nonbelievers but value the social connections of a church community.<br /><br />We can consider correlation rather than causation - women who value social connections more might also have better habits, even if they didn't attend church.<br /><br />A scarier analysis might look at different denominations of religions and churches and they could complete for who has the best correlation. Fortunately we could hope the benefit crosses all religions and denominations.<br /><br />The abstract ends with: Conclusions and Relevance: Frequent attendance at religious services was associated with significantly lower risk of all-cause, cardiovascular, and cancer mortality among women. Religion and spirituality may be an underappreciated resource that physicians could explore with their patients, as appropriate.<br /><br />I can imagine it might be difficult for a physician to talk about attending a church, whether on an annual physical or after a major illness. I agree the topic of church attendance is generally appropriate, while evangelizing their specific faith would be more problematic.Ares Olympushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726811306826601686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-60729032991980265382016-06-12T07:30:32.074-07:002016-06-12T07:30:32.074-07:00You can believe that the moon is made of green che...You can believe that the moon is made of green cheese and feel very good about it but that doesn't mean it's true. The same rule applies to attendance at religious services. They can be very enjoyable and rewarding even if the members of other religions know that the god you believe in is not real. Recruiting Animalhttp://recruitinganimal.comnoreply@blogger.com