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Why is Sci Fi so Religious?

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Science Fiction is actually a surprisingly religious genre and I prove it... but why is it so religious?

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00:00 Opening: Examples of Religion in Sci-fi
1:56 Intro: True nature of Sci-fi as Mystical
9:34 Reason and Faith (Cosmic Horror, Religious Robots)
26:42 AI Stories Need Biblical Symbolism
49:31 Religion as Apex of Evolution
1:02:06 Space Crusade Trope in Sci-Fi, Secular Hypocrisy.


Credits:

Agnus Dei X - Bitter Suite de Kevin MacLeod é licenciada de acordo com a licença Atribuição 4.0 da Creative Commons. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Fonte: http://www.amazon.com/Agnus-Dei-X/dp/B00QGC7W3Y
Artista: http://incompetech.com/

Renaissance de Audionautix é licenciada de acordo com a licença Atribuição 4.0 da Creative Commons. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Artista: http://audionautix.com/


Sources: (I may have forgotten some especially for videos but will try to amend it if I do.)

War makes people religious:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0277953622000727

Combat veterans find God:
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2018/09/03/soldiers-who-have-come-under-fire-often-find-god

Religion and cheating behaviour:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/276250091_Cognitive_Morality_and_Cheating_Behavior_in_Religious_and_Secular_School_Children


Effect on supernatural priming on cheating behaviour:

https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/63637/1/religions-11-00315.pdf


Religious PRACTICE and ritual makes people more moral: (Not simply identifying with the creed)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/does-religion-make-people-more-ethical-11650468288


Religious practice helps adolescents in their grades:

https://ed.stanford.edu/news/religiously-engaged-adolescents-demonstrate-habits-help-them-get-better-grades-stanford-scholar

Religion boosts health:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7224109/#:~:text=Many%20systematic%20scientific%20studies%20have,older%20adults%20(Koenig%20et%20al

Athletes are more religious:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/357254027_Strength_of_Religious_Faith_A_Comparison_of_College_Athletes

https://thesportjournal.org/article/strength-of-religious-faith-of-athletes-and-nonathletes-at-two-ncaa-division-iii-institutions/

Religion and happiness:

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/01/31/are-religious-people-happier-healthier-our-new-global-study-explores-this-question/

Believers less likely to engage in substance abuse:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131003093041.htm

Videos featured:

Dawkins:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkudRy8b8JY

Ian Hutchinson:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW3WIAe8LyE

Niel Degrasse Tyson:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmcrG7ZZKUc

Elon Musk:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cM690CKArQ

Ray Kurzweil:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZWWBKy30Q4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JvfdmPp3d8

Sabine:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCSqogSPU_Q

Last Church animation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSEVCs8o0H8

9 Billion Names of God short film:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtvS9UXTsPI

Christopher Hitchens:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY8fjFKAC5k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cp4U3garYSs

My Video on Star Trek vs Dune:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK9-uBbL0ek

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