Researchers trying to trying to locate the origin of the belief in evil or the devil have linked it to people’s attempt to understand diseases and they have identified three countries, Nigeria, Bangladesh and the Philippines in the world where such belief is strongest.,

It is weakest in the Czech Republic, Germany and Sweden.

Brock Bastian, an associate professor with the School of Psychological Sciences at the University of Melbourne in Australia, led the scientists which sought out to test the hypothesis that areas of the world where diseases are very common are more often to believe that the diseases and illnesses arising therefrom are caused by some devil or malevolent evil spirits.

While such belief systems were prevalent in Medieval Europe during the Great Plague or the Black death, science had since shown that diseases are caused by microscopic pathogens rather than spirits.

However, the connection between religious convictions about good and evil and the presence of infectious disease lingers today, the researchers discovered. They found that, in geographic regions with high incidences of disease, people also demonstrated stronger convictions about agents of evil, such as demons and witches.

“It opens up new insights into the emergence of religion as a belief system that developed to explain natural threats or events,” Bastian said.

To test that hypothesis, the researchers conducted surveys and consulted archival data to assess levels of belief in evil. They surveyed more than 3,000 university students in 28 countries, investigating whether the participants believed strongly in the evil eye (a person’s ability to cast a curse “through a malevolent glare”), witchcraft, the devil and unspecified evil forces. Archival data from around 58,000 people across 50 countries, collected between 1995 and 1998, addressed the question of the subjects’ belief in the devil. In their evaluations, the scientists noted individuals’ social class, level of education, political orientation and strength of religious practice.

READ MORE: https://thebelltimesng.com/2019/11/01/nigeria-bangladesh-leads-the-world-in-belief-in-witchcraft-devil-report/

Really, there are some diseases science haven't been able to explain.... There is need to blame the devil for that. If you understand.
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In Nigeria 'devil is mostly blamed for two things'. None of which is disease.. They are


A Nigerian caught stealing : i dont what came over me its the devil's work'

A NIGEIRAN caught cheating: honey i swear, this is the devils work

i love that art! very illustrative!!

I swear witchcraft is real.if uve ever seen where someone is being hypnotized by charm that's when u will believe....

Other countries are taking first position in science and tech, na witchcraft them give Nigeria
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