I suppose I'm in the believer category, and boy does my mind wander when I hear prayer. And during sermons, and pretty much when anybody is speaking. Sometimes I wish I could focus on what somebody else is saying, but usually it's only in the narrow context of somebody speaking directly to me. How do normal people manage it? If somebody was praying TO ME, maybe I could focus better.
Ha, I'm glad I'm not the only one who's mind wanders during those things! I've come to believe that it's more a function of having an extremely active mind that prefers to interact over simply receiving information passively. Same thing happens to me during lectures in class. I try to engage my mind with what's being said, looking up relevant passages and asking myself questions about the validity of what's being said.
Also, there's no incompatibility between believing in a higher power and being able to reason. I'm a Christian in his third year of a Computer Science degree at a major university, and I like to think I have some capacity for reason :p
According to the article, only devout believers experience this effect. If you "suppose" you are a believer, that probably doesn't include you. Be glad you can still reason!
