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The universality of religious belief—in supernatural agents: gods, ghosts, souls, spirits, and their ilk—is, no doubt, the product of a whole host of interacting causal factors . However, the notion that such beliefs are driven by fear of death recurs throughout intellectual history. Although recent

Ask an Israeli about the conflict with Palestinians and you'll probably hear a tale of woe and victimhood. The strange thing is, if you ask a Palestinian the same question, you'll most likely hear the same story. Since Israel became a nation in 1948, both Israelis and Palestinians have felt

We all know the awkward feeling when a conversation is suddenly disrupted by a brief silence. These moments can be pretty unsettling. Because people are generally so well-trained in having smooth conversations, any disruption of this flow indicates that something is wrong, either on an interpersonal

Most everyone is familiar with the saying “revenge tastes sweet”, but is there some truth in this? It is only recently that revenge , and the psychological and behavioral implications, have received any empirical attention. The aim of the present article is to provide an overview on the issue of