Theos-Talk Archives (January 2002 Message tt00480)

Thanks Jerry. Yes, I think you're right.

Larry

> Larry, all studies that I am aware of, to date, indicate a 
> statistically significant difference in longevity with believers. 
> Irony? Not really, because the reason lies in finding a meaning to 
> life, and non-believers, on average, lack a strong sene of meaning.
> 
> Of course karma plays here, as with everything. Meaning, finding a 
> personal meaning in life or not finding any, is karmic, don't you 
> think?
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> Clingling tenaciously to life is a conscious fallout of having a 
> belief in a self. I suspect that both believers and non-believers 
> want to cling to life as long as possible (except for suicides, who 
> have lost any sense of a meaningful life). Belief in God, or a 
> higher power than one's own self, allows a person to find a sense of 
> meaning in their lives, and this tends to help seniors achieve what 
> is called "successful aging."
> 
> Jerry S.
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