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People have come up with the concept of destiny, to absolve themselves of responsibility for difficult decisions
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The idea of destiny is in all of human kulturah
As a rule, we are confident that our fate - in our hands. But according to new research when it comes to making difficult decisions, people around the world throw up their hands and rely just on the fate - in other words, in case.
Psychologists have found that the idea of fate exists in all human cultures. It is, in fact, is a way to deal with difficult decisions that people for some reason can not accept or do not want.
In particular, according to research psychologist at Duke University in the United States, people refer to fate, to justify their inaction. How often have you heard or said ourselves: "Do not destiny," or "It does not depend on me, I can not do anything»?
Aaron Kay, one of the researchers, said that by fate to be understood universally prevalence, but no reinforced by the belief that everything is already predetermined. The belief that what is already a foregone conclusion, anyway happen, it is useful to man, when he remains alone with a difficult choice.
In particular, before the presidential elections in the United States in 2012, the researchers conducted an online survey of 189 pax and found that most of the participants could choose between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. And those who found it difficult to make a choice, agreed with the statement: "The candidate who wins the election, will be those for whom should vote - we believe in good fate" and "Everything in the world is not just so, and the election is also As for ».
Belief in fate, so - it is a complex social mechanism, it is necessary to ease the psychological burden of making difficult decisions.
via factroom.ru
As a rule, we are confident that our fate - in our hands. But according to new research when it comes to making difficult decisions, people around the world throw up their hands and rely just on the fate - in other words, in case.
Psychologists have found that the idea of fate exists in all human cultures. It is, in fact, is a way to deal with difficult decisions that people for some reason can not accept or do not want.
In particular, according to research psychologist at Duke University in the United States, people refer to fate, to justify their inaction. How often have you heard or said ourselves: "Do not destiny," or "It does not depend on me, I can not do anything»?
Aaron Kay, one of the researchers, said that by fate to be understood universally prevalence, but no reinforced by the belief that everything is already predetermined. The belief that what is already a foregone conclusion, anyway happen, it is useful to man, when he remains alone with a difficult choice.
In particular, before the presidential elections in the United States in 2012, the researchers conducted an online survey of 189 pax and found that most of the participants could choose between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. And those who found it difficult to make a choice, agreed with the statement: "The candidate who wins the election, will be those for whom should vote - we believe in good fate" and "Everything in the world is not just so, and the election is also As for ».
Belief in fate, so - it is a complex social mechanism, it is necessary to ease the psychological burden of making difficult decisions.
via factroom.ru
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