I'm not religious, but does having a religion or sense of belief help u live longer?

Answer 1

Yes, having hope for the future increases anticipation for great things especially with a prayer life.

Answer 2

Not directly. Many religions come with rules for healthy living, so religious people (or those that observe the rules) may have a very slightly better chance of living longer.

A belief in a purpose in life tends to keep peoples minds happier, livelier and more active. It is noticable that people with active minds, that are always prepared to think and learn, tend to live longer.

Answer 3

BIG QUESTION!!

Answer : Yes and no.
You have a greater sense of direction and spend less time agonising over moral issues and why you are alive.
This can make decision-making less stressful. Stress is one of the worlds biggest killers when its in a negative form. Less stress equals longer life expectancy. However, in its positive form stress helps people to achieve (such as sports persons, say) and can give you a sense of exhilaration - which is enjoyable and can make you live longer.

On the other hand so many wars have been fought in the name of religion (and so many people have been persecuted because of their religion) that this may actually reduce your life expectancy.

Answer 4

Then if anyone tells you, The Messiah has arrived at such and such a place, or has appeared here or there, don't believe it.
For false Christs shall arise, and false prophets, and will do wonderful miracles, so that if it were possible, even God's chosen ones would be deceived. See, I have warned you.
So if someone tells you the Messiah has returned and is out in the desert, don't bother to go and look. Or, that he is hiding at a certain place, don't believe it! For as the lightning flashes across the sky from east to west, so shall My coming be, when I, the Messiah, return. And wherever the carcass is, there the vultures will gather. Immediately after the persecution of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give light, and the stars will seem to fall from the heavens, and the powers overshadowing the earth will be convulsed. And then at last the signal of My coming will appear in the heavens and there will be deep mourning all around the earth. And the nations of the world will see me arrive in the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory. And I shall send forth My angels with the sound of a mighty trumpet blast, and they shall gather My chosen ones from the farthest ends of the earth and heaven. Now learn a lesson from the fig tree. When her branch is tender and the leaves begin to sprout, you know that summer is almost here. Just so, when you see all these things beginning to happen, you can know that My return is near, even at the door. Then at last this age will come to its close. Heaven and earth will disappear, but My words remain forever. But no one knows the date and hour when the end will be--not even the angels. No, nor even God's Son. Only the Father knows. The world will be at ease --banquets and parties and weddings--just as it was in Noah's time before the sudden coming of the flood; people wouldn't believe what was going to happen until the flood actually arrived and took them all away. So shall My coming be. Two men will be working together in the fields, and one will be taken, the other left. Two women will be going about their household tasks; one will be taken, the other left. So be prepared, for you don't know what day your Lord is coming. Just as a man can prevent trouble from thieves by keeping watch for them, so you can avoid trouble by always being ready for My unannounced return.
Are you a wise and faithful servant of the Lord? Have I given you the task of managing My household, to feed my children day by day? Blessings on you if I return and find you faithfully doing your work. I will put such faithful ones in charge of everything I own! But if you are evil and say to yourself, `My Lord won't be coming for a while,' and begin oppressing your fellow servants, partying and getting drunk, your Lord will arrive unannounced and unexpected, and severely whip you and send you off to the judgment of the hypocrites; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
For God loved the world so much that He gave His only Son so that anyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. God did not send His Son into the world to condemn it, but to save it. There is no eternal doom awaiting those who trust Him to save them. But those who don't trust Him have already been tried and condemned for not believing in the only Son of God. Their sentence is based on this fact: that the Light from heaven came into the world, but they loved the darkness more than the Light, for their deeds were evil. They hated the heavenly Light because they wanted to sin in the darkness. They stayed away from that Light for fear their sins would be exposed and they would be punished. But those doing right come gladly to the Light to let everyone see that they are doing what God wants them to.
In Jesus name.

Answer 5

Yes, believing that theres someone out there you can turn to for support, or in some case rail and rant against, that is capable of working miracles would necessarily be a stress reliever of sorts. Less Stress=Longer life :)

Answer 6

Deoends whether you are talking about this life or all of your lives. As they are infinite, how could it make you live longer? However, Buddhism could help you find a way out of the samsaric cycle, so why not give it a try.
http://www.manjushri.org/index.php

Answer 7

Only longer as in longer in the spiritual world. Your life in this world may or may not be long or as long as you think it might be.

Everyone born will surely die regardless of their belief/faith - even atheist, fitness fanatics might get knocked down by a car.

Answer 8

Religion does not help you live longer it just helps you believe in the idea of it. There are no atheists in a fox hole.

Answer 9

Wow! Religeon kills, and so do beliefs. Your life and how long you live will depend on how you see the picture.
One element exists which will tell you which of the infinate possibilities contain elixer of youth.
Inner Peace.

Answer 10

Oh no....doesn't mean you have a religion you can live long....spiritually, it's up to God Himself who knows when you are going to be dead. Physically and mentally, if you were to maintain your health when you were young, you may live a long live, if not, you may not live a long life....