Beliefs have huge power to shape our lives, but most of ours are completely unconscious. Chekhov once famously said, "Man is what he believes." It’s an idea you’ll hear repeated ad nauseam across the ...

Many people around the world eventually move away from the religions they were raised in, often after years of personal reflection and life experience. Researchers say this shift can happen for a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Manunder Singh Pajwa listens to Charlotte Ream Cooper during the Interfaith Alliance of Oklahoma's Amazing Faiths dinner at First ...

If you’ve read much about psychology or evolution, it’s easy to get the idea that humans are hardwired to act as if the world revolves around themselves. But my team’s new study joins a growing body ...

People differ in their beliefs about how we should help people in financial need. Indeed, some of the most impassioned arguments about the role of government in people’s lives revolve around the kinds ...

This Pew Research Center report examines religious switching in the United States, including the reasons people give for staying in or leaving their childhood religion. It also looks at social and ...

My work is at a nexus between evolutionary psychology and the psychology of religion. I often wonder things like why religions evolved different food practices and why they have different religious ...

Anna Tan is the Founder and CEO of Coaching Go Where. She is a multi award-winning leadership coach, trainer and consultant. The intricate web of our beliefs acts as an invisible architect, shaping ...