Religion and personality
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Most scientists agree that religiosity is not an independent personality trait, but something that can have effects of personality traits. Viewing religiosity through the lenses of differing personality characteristics provides a relatively empirical way to study a difficult concept. Over time, the act of being religious has been a consistent behavior across almost every culture, and thus provides evidence that our personality can help explain the seeming predisposition that religious people have.
With the ability to use modern, empirically tested personality measures, researchers can link results with religiosity. In linking personality measures with religion, it is possible to quantitatively study results, which can provide insight into how, and why religion is such an important element of being human. However, more research is needed to definitively say that there is a correlation between personality characteristics and religion.
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