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Faith: the Ultimate Pacemaker

Though major religions may disagree on their ideas of the afterlife, they all have a similar affect on this present life. According to a recent meta-analysis of 42 studies, those who are actively involved in religion live longer than those who are not. In fact, the odds of survival are 29% higher for religious people.

Public religious involvement is defined by how frequently a person attends church, synagogue, mosque, or temple, whether a person is a member of a religious organization, and how much spare time a person spends in religious activities. Private religious involvement includes criteria such as self-rated religiousness, frequency of private prayer, and use of religion as a resource for coping with hardship.