Interesting study, and not particularly surprising. Religion/mythology doesn't stand up to analytic thinking.

http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/04/27...?hpt=hp_c2

(04-29-2012 01:41 PM)wvucrazed Wrote:  doesn't stand up to analytic thinking.

Neither does global warming, the war on poverty, education spending, obamacare deficit reduction, unemployment #'s, ...

LOL

Quote:“There’s much more instability to religious belief than we recognize,” said Norenzayan, noting that life’s circumstances and experiences, from traumatic events to joyous occasions, can lead people to become more or less religious.

WOW! You mean life events can shake or make faith! This is ground breaking research, groundbreaking I tell you!

Quote:Analytical thinking alone does not necessarily lead to a decrease in religious belief, emphasized Norenzayan.

Somebody didn't read the article. Almost like he was illiterate.

QED

(04-29-2012 05:02 PM)DrTorch Wrote:  

Quote:Analytical thinking alone does not necessarily lead to a decrease in religious belief, emphasized Norenzayan.

Somebody didn't read the article. Almost like he was illiterate.

QED

@ the irony

Read the headline. Read the title of this thread. (Hint: they are one and the same). Note the use of the word "can". Try not to be such a effing tool. (Yeah, not too likely I know. You are what you are.)

Well, with "can" in the headline and title, really wasn't much worth starting a topic over.

(04-29-2012 05:37 PM)wvucrazed Wrote:  

(04-29-2012 05:02 PM)DrTorch Wrote:  

Quote:Analytical thinking alone does not necessarily lead to a decrease in religious belief, emphasized Norenzayan.

Somebody didn't read the article. Almost like he was illiterate.

QED

@ the irony

Read the headline. Read the title of this thread. (Hint: they are one and the same). Note the use of the word "can". Try not to be such a effing tool. (Yeah, not too likely I know. You are what you are.)

/threadthatshouldn'thavebeenathreadinthefirstplace

(04-29-2012 05:37 PM)wvucrazed Wrote:  

(04-29-2012 05:02 PM)DrTorch Wrote:  

Quote:Analytical thinking alone does not necessarily lead to a decrease in religious belief, emphasized Norenzayan.

Somebody didn't read the article. Almost like he was illiterate.

QED

@ the irony

Read the headline. Read the title of this thread. (Hint: they are one and the same). Note the use of the word "can". Try not to be such a effing tool. (Yeah, not too likely I know. You are what you are.)

Didn't you write this: "Religion/mythology doesn't stand up to analytic thinking."

Yeah, irony indeed.

(04-29-2012 06:01 PM)nomad2u2001 Wrote:  

(04-29-2012 05:37 PM)wvucrazed Wrote:  

(04-29-2012 05:02 PM)DrTorch Wrote:  

Quote:Analytical thinking alone does not necessarily lead to a decrease in religious belief, emphasized Norenzayan.

Somebody didn't read the article. Almost like he was illiterate.

QED

@ the irony

Read the headline. Read the title of this thread. (Hint: they are one and the same). Note the use of the word "can". Try not to be such a effing tool. (Yeah, not too likely I know. You are what you are.)

/threadthatshouldn'thavebeenathreadinthefirstplace

[shrug] Nobody is forcing you to click on it.

Clearly all people XXXXXXXX are smart while all people YYYYYYYYYYY are dumb@sses