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DO RELIGIOUS PEOPLE LIVE LONGER?
有宗教信仰更長壽嗎？
PRAYER HAS BEEN SHOWN to be powerful, in at least one way.
事實表明，禱告真的是有著強大的力量的，至少在下面這種情況下是如此。
It triggers the relaxation response, a state of mind-body rest that has been shown
禱告能夠讓人遇事不慌，這是一種心身得到放松的狀態(tài)，事實證明這種狀態(tài)有助于
to decrease stress, heart rate and blood pressure; alleviate chronic disease symptoms; and even change gene expression.
減輕壓力，降低心率和血壓；緩解慢性疾病；甚至還能改變基因的表達。
This state is typically linked to activities like meditation and yoga,
這種狀態(tài)通常是和冥想或者瑜伽等活動聯(lián)系起來的，
and research suggests it can also be found through praying.
然而，研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，通過祈禱也能達到這種狀態(tài)。
Given that uncertainty and the accumulating evidence supporting communal religious participation,
鑒于這種不確定性，加上支持參與社區(qū)宗教活動的證據(jù)越來越來，
Vander Weele says solitary practitioners might want to consider congregating every once in a while.
Vander Weele表示，孤獨的信眾可能需要考慮每隔一段時間就參加一次集體的宗教活動。
“Might you be missing out on something— the power of religion and spirituality— by not participating communally?” VanderWeele says.
“不參與社區(qū)活動的話，或許你會錯失一些東西 - 宗教和靈性的力量？”Vander Weele說。
“That’s not saying, ‘You should have religious beliefs to live longer.’
“但這不代表，'要長壽就要信仰宗教。'
That’s saying, ‘You already hold these beliefs. Maybe it would be worthwhile to consider communal participation.’”
而是，'既然你已經(jīng)有了這些信念，那考慮一下參與社區(qū)的集體活動或許也是值得的呢。'”
