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On Fear

Posted on | March 2, 2011 | 1 Comment 

Daniel Treisman:

Among the countries for which I have data, the most robust correlates of fearfulness relate to countries’ religious traditions. Fear tends to be higher in countries where more people believe in Hell and where fewer believe in Heaven.

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One Response to “On Fear”

  1. Eli Rabett
    March 5th, 2011 @ 8:00 am

    Of course, in some places, and at some times, Hell is where you are.