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Atheists Turn to Science During Times of Stress,Newscientist,June 7th,2013
無神論者在面對壓力時會求助于科學，新科學家科技雜志，2013年6月7日
It's well known that religious faith can help believers cope with stress and anxiety,
眾所周知，宗教信仰可以給信徒提供一種意義感和對不確定事物的控制感，
by providing them with a sense of meaning and control at times of uncertainty.
幫助信徒應對壓力和焦慮。
It now seems that a "belief" in science and a rationalistic outlook might do the same for the non-religious.
現在，從科學和理性的角度上來說，一種“信念”也同樣能幫助到那些不信教者。
A team of psychologists led by Miguel Farias at the University of Oxford asked 52 rowers to fill in a "belief in science" questionnaire just before taking part in a competitive regatta.
在牛津大學米格爾·法里亞斯領導下的心理學家團隊讓52名槳手在競爭激烈的帆船賽開始前填寫了一份調查問卷。
They gave the same test—in which participants had to score statements
他們同時也讓參與培訓課程的52名槳手填寫了相同的問卷。
such as "science is the most valuable part of human culture" to a similar number of rowers at a training session.
在問卷中，參與者必須對例如“科學是人類文化中最有價值的部分”的陳述給予評分。
The questionnaire also assessed self-reported stress levels and degree of religious belief.
問卷還會對自評的壓力水平和宗教信仰的程度進行評估。
Farias and colleagues discovered that those about to race were both more stressed,
法里亞斯和他的同伴發現，那些將要參加比賽的人的壓力更大，
and rated their belief in science 14 per cent higher than those who were simply training.
同時他們對科學的相信程度比那些僅僅參加培訓課程的槳手高出14%。
The findings reflect a growing body of psychological evidence
調查結果反映出越來越多的心理證據表明，
that people find comfort in times of threat by moving closer to certain aspects of their world view
人們通過更加接近某一特定的世界觀以便在面對生命威脅的時候找到舒適的感覺，
conservatives become more conservative, for example, liberals more liberal, religious believers more devout.
例如保守派變得更加保守，自由派變得更加自由，宗教信徒變得更加虔誠。
Farias speculates that a rationalist outlook would provide similar relief.
法里亞斯推測，理性主義者的觀點也會有類似的感覺。
"Any kind of belief system helps you structure your perception of reality," he says.
他說:“任何一種信仰體系都可以幫助你構建對現實的看法，
"It allows you to think of the universe in a particular meaningful way."
它可以讓你用一個具有特定意義的方式來思考這個宇宙。”
The researchers have begun a similar study using scientists who are religious to see how the two belief systems interact in response to stress.Thank you.
研究者已經開始了類似的研究，他們使用擁有宗教信仰的科學家作為研究對象，試圖找出兩種信仰體系在面對壓力時存在的交互影響。謝謝。
