People who watch porn more than once a week become more religious over time, study finds
Most people know at least one person who watches porn ‘religiously’.
But a new study has found that watching pornography more than once a week can cause people to hold stronger religious beliefs than those who only occasionally watch x-rated videos.
And researchers say this could be down to people compensating for guilty feelings with prayer.
Samuel Perry analysed data from more than 1,300 Americans over a six-year period to find out how watching pornography affects religious belief over time.
“Those who used pornography at the highest frequencies seemed to be more religious in terms of prayer frequency and worship attendance than those who used pornography at more moderate levels,” Dr Perry told The Independent.
“Specifically, those who viewed pornography weekly or more in 2006 reported praying more often and attending worship services more often by 2012 compared to those who viewed pornography monthly or less earlier on.”
This surprising result came amid other findings which fit more readily with traditional ideas of religious aversions to pornography.
(continued, today I admit to being a cultural christian like Richard Dawkins....my position is 6.9 also. Not because I believe in prayer but because I've seen the impossible happen with my own eyes...
