A decade-long study found a small, consistent negative association between cognitive abilities and religiosity that remained stable over time. The research, contradicting the hypothesis that religiosity might buffer against cognitive impairments in the elderly, has been published in the journal Intelligence.
My parents were sharp but faithful (mostly) to catholicism. Its basically about indoctrination but also life experience. The old there are no athiests in foxholes (even though there is). Wanting to live is a powerful drug and it takes years to come to terms with life being wysiwyg.
What does wysiwyg mean?
its a computer term that was big in the late 90’s to early 2000’s but is till used. It generally refers to the UI and means: What you see is what you get.
It was originally used by Flip Wilson back in the 60’s. Then co-opted by the drag community before the IT folks latched on to it.
What You See Is What You Get
Ty!