Some declarations spread because they soothe the human psyche on many levels. They sound smart. The words alone seem to offer both a pithy and a profound insight. They sound superior. They profess a ...

Does religion make people likely to help others? To many the answer is self-evident. After all, making people moral—and generosity is an important marker of being ethical—is a major function of ...

TORONTO (Reuters Life!) - Playing word games with religious words like God, divine and sacred puts spiritual thoughts into people's minds and can make them more generous even if they aren't religious, ...