Why Some People Are More Religious Than Others

When it comes to predicting the kind of people most likely to be religious, brainiac scientists used to be everyone’s last guess. The more educated a person was, the thinking went, the more likely they were to question the supernatural. But the supposed divide between science and religion—in which religion was seen as the less-educated person’s “science” of choice—has ironically been subject to little scientific debate, until recently. Several years before Pope Francis became pope of the Catholic Church in 2013, psychologists began to debunk the idea that being more educated meant a person was less likely to be religious.

Chrissy Teigen says her Sports Illustrated contract banned the magazine from photographing her feet

ADVERTISEMENT November 21, 2018 5:06 PM While appearing on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," the cookbook author and model got honest about the part of her body that makes her self-conscious. Chrissy Teigen "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" The 32-year-old also joked about her Thai roots, saying: "I have Asian jungle feet, like we're meant to climb trees." After revealing her insecurity, Teigen tried to conceal the body part and squealed when the camera zoomed in on them.

Dannielynn Birkhead's net worth: what is Anna Nicole Smith's daughter up to?

Dannielynn Birkhead is an American celebrity daughter of the late Playboy model and actress Anna Nicole Smith and celebrity photographer Larry Birkhead. She is reportedly an up-and-coming model and television personality. In 2007, she immensely attracted media attention after becoming the subject of a paternity case. What is Dannielynn Birkhead’s net worth? TABLE OF CONTENTSDannielynn inherited her mother’s estate after she passed away in 2007. The teenager also stood to inherit a substantial fortune from the late affluent oil tycoon J.

Here's What Kamala Harris' Campaign Has Planned for Week 2

After a remarkable first week as a presidential candidate in which she pulled even with Donald Trump in polls and injected new enthusiasm into the Democratic Party, Kamala Harris is sprinting to convert the summer-time flush of excitement into votes in November. The Harris for President campaign is moving quickly to add to the paid staff installed by the Biden campaign across the country, including hiring 150 staffers during the first two weeks of August to deploy in the so-called Blue Wall states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin.

What Happened on April 17, 1982

Historical Events Proclamation of the Constitution Act Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and Queen Elizabeth II sign the "Proclamation of the Constitution Act", establishing the "Charter of Rights and Freedoms" as part of the country’s new Constitution Music History Country music legend Johnny Cash hosts Saturday Night Live, participates in skits, performs medley of hits; Elton John is additional musical guest US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site Famous Birthdays Brad Boyes, Canadian hockey player, 2003-16 (St.

Edith Wharton Books to Read After Watching 'The Gilded Age'

Fabulous displays of wealth, high society scandals and power struggles at all levels fuel the opulent drama of HBO’s The Gilded Age, which premiered on Monday. The show, which comes by way of Julian Fellowes, the creator behind the 2001 film Gosford Park and the critically acclaimed historical series Downton Abbey, is a lavish period drama set in the 1880s—an era of rapid growth and change known as the Gilded Age.

Lord of the Ringworld: In Praise of Larry Niven

(Lev Grossman writes about books here on Wednesdays. Subscribe to his RSS feed.) You know how it is with your literary heroes — you never want to stop crapping on about how great they are. (“Crapping on” is one of my wife’s expressions. She’s Australian, and at this point I no longer know which idioms are American or Australian anymore. So in case that one needs explanation, it basically means “refusing to shut up.

Nick Young Responds to D'Angelo Russell's Joke About Cheating Scandal

June 21, 2016 6:47 PM EDT The week’s gotten off to a rough start for Nick Young. On Sunday, he and ex-fiancee Iggy Azalea announced that they were breaking up, just a few months after footage of him secretly recorded by D’Angelo Russell surfaced that showed Young apparently admitting to cheating on Iggy. On Monday, photos surfaced of Azalea moving his belongings to her driveway and having Young’s vintage car (a former Christmas gift from the rapper) towed.

See This Chihuahua Get a Piggyback Ride From Much Larger Dog

August 1, 2019 11:22 AM EDT A video of two dogs who are as thick as thieves is making the rounds on the internet. In the clip shared Sunday on the “Big Ben and Tiny Tim” Facebook page, these two cuties looked like the best of friends as Tiny Tim rode Big Ben’s back across Gypsy Glen Lake in McHenry, Ill. Big Ben, a Great Pyrenees and labrador mix, is almost ten years old, and Tiny Tim is a three-year-old Chihuahua, Jenny Leech, their owner, tells TIME.