Religious people are less likely to get bored, which makes them less inclined to search for meaning
http://www.psypost.org/2018/05/study-religious-people-less-likely-get-bored-makes-less-inclined-search-meaning-51250“The research had a secondary, more subtle, but nonetheless interesting purpose: If boredom normally makes people search for new purpose or meaning, then could it be that religiosity, through reducing boredom, indirectly prevents people from doing so?”
...Non-religious people who were subjected to a mundane task — transcribing an excerpt about lawn mowing — tended to report higher levels of boredom. They were also more likely than religious people to say they wanted to do something of greater significance.
“By reducing boredom, religiosity indirectly tempered the ‘quest’ for meaning,” van Tilburg told PsyPost. “To be clear: this does not mean that religious people do not search for meaning in their lives. Rather, the findings suggests that, counter-intuitively, religious people are less inclined to search for meaningful alternatives in situations where others would feel bored.”
I guess this might help explain how some people are willing to go back and read through 6 years of old DU posts looking for reasons to hate others.
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Shahram Heshmat Ph.D.
Posted Jun 16, 2017
... Boredom is predictive of loneliness, anger ("cabin fever"
, sadness, and worry ... The chronically bored are at higher risk for drug addiction, alcoholism, and compulsive gambling ...
... People with chronic attention problems, such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, have a high tendency for boredom.
People who lack self-awareness are more prone to boredom ...
... Boredom was literally nonexistent until the late 18th century. It came into being as the Enlightenment was giving way to Industrial Revolution. Early in human history, when our ancestors had to spend most of their days securing food and shelter, boredom wasn't an option ...
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/science-choice/201706/eight-reasons-why-we-get-bored
"More insult and dismissal" - coming from the author of the "11th commandment."
Such hypocrisy.
I'm missing 25 posts and loving it.
Why posting now? I'm clearing pages in my phone's browser this morning. And I'm bored. 
