The end is nigh but I'm fine with it!

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Channel: Healing Frequencies · 2016 · Entertainment

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The end is nigh...but I'm fine with it! People who believe in a SOUL are more likely to accept the apocalypse than non-believers
Researchers carried out a series of five studies related to people's beliefs
They asked them to read an article which detailed the end of humanity
People who believed in a soul were more accepting of the article
The team said belief in immortality may provide 'psychological protection' against the threat of annihilation.

Will it be global warming? Nuclear war? Or perhaps a devastating fireball from space?

If you believe in life after death, the chances are you'll be more accepting of whichever apocalyptic scenario sends you to meet your maker.

Researchers in the US have found that people who believe they have a soul that lives on after they die were more accepting of end of the world scenarios than those who don't.

Over the course of five survey-based studies, a team of researchers led by Uri Lifshin at the University of Arizona, tested beliefs in immortality and their effect on how people viewed end-of-the-world scenarios.

The team outlined two types of immortality.

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