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		cilantro on May 3, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hearing prayer shuts off believers' brain activity Ah good point. I would just suggest that listening to someone pray and praying may be quite similar for very religious people.

oconnor0 on May 3, 2010 | [–]

Absolutely. Especially in the sense that a religious person listening to someone pray is probably praying along by agreeing with them in thought.

joeyo on May 3, 2010 | [–]

Auditory mirror cells, perhaps?

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