The value of thoughts and prayers
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Linda Thunstrom, University of Wyoming; Shiri Noy, Denison University
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Project Citation:
Thunstrom, Linda, and Noy, Shiri. The value of thoughts and prayers. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-09-06. https://doi.org/10.3886/E111710V2
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A standard response of both policy-makers
and private citizens to hardships—from natural disasters to mass shootings—is
to offer “thoughts and prayers.” Critics argue that such gestures are meaningless
and may obstruct structural reforms intended to mitigate catastrophes. In this
study, we elicit the value of receiving thoughts and prayers from strangers following
adversity. We find that Christians value thoughts and prayers from religious strangers
and priests, while atheists and agnostics are “prayer averse”—willing to pay to
avoid receiving prayers. Further, while indifferent to receiving thoughts from other
secular people, they negatively value thoughts from Christians.
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