Anger at God is common ...

... even among atheists.

In studies on college students, atheists and agnostics reported more anger at God during their lifetimes than believers. A separate study also found this pattern among bereaved individuals. This phenomenon is something Exline [lead study author Julie Exline, Case Western Reserve University psychologist] and colleagues will explore more in future research, which is open to more participants.

It seems that more religious people are less likely to feel angry at God and more likely to see his intentions as well-meaning, Exline's research found.

And younger people tend to be angrier at God than older people, Exline said. She says some of the reasons she's seen people the angriest at God include rejection from preferred colleges and sports injuries preventing high schoolers from competing.


The rest is at Dr. Sanjay Gupta's blog.

Posted by John B. Chilton on January 6, 2011 7:14 AM | |
Comments (2)

...and in other news, Sky is Blue? O_o

JC Fisher

Posted by tgflux [TypeKey Profile Page] | January 6, 2011 5:49 PM

This makes me mad!

;)

Peter Carey

Posted by petermcarey [TypeKey Profile Page] | January 6, 2011 10:55 PM

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