Dr. Dacher Keltner
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919 appearances
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first heard Apr 2026
last heard 29 Apr
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Yeah, we do know religion.
It's a fascinating thing for our audience to think about.
Big reviews of evidence, hundreds of thousands of people in these reviews finds that religion, a religious practice helps you live longer.
You're less vulnerable to depression.
You're happier.
You know, these are not big effects, but they're there.
They're probably as important as gender.
Big question is why.
And I think you're onto something and the field hasn't looked at it.
And I write about this in the book, which is that in some ways, religion becomes a technology of awe.
I was raised without religion.
And I was like, what is this thing, religion?
And I got to college and I went into this Catholic service and stood there thinking,
And I sang some music and that felt pretty good.
And we did some rituals together.
And I'm like, wow, we're all moving together.
And then they had these big ideas about love and Jesus.
And then, you know, we hugged each other and we saw some beautiful stained glass windows.
Those are all sources of awe.
Great religious experiences, and now you think about secular versions like retreats and Burning Man or whatever it is, bring a lot of these wonders of life to us.
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