The difference, Burns, between the article you posted and the article above, is that the latter uses quantitative data to support its conlcusions. It's conclusions may still be opinion of the author(s), but your article is a straight-up essay with only subjective experience in support of it. Notice the difference? I'm not saying that quantititative methods are inherently superior to qualitative--in fact, I spend a lot of time using both methods and there are places for each--but neither method precludes honest objectivism.
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The Chronic Dependence of Popular Religiosity upon Dysfunctional Psychosociological Conditions
by behemot insee this essay on evolutionary psychology (july 2009 issue):.
http://www.epjournal.net/filestore/ep073984414.pdf.
abstract: better understanding the nature, origin and popularity of varying levels of popular religion versus secularism, and their impact upon socioeconomic conditions and vice versa, requires a cross national comparison of the competing factors in populations where opinions.
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The Chronic Dependence of Popular Religiosity upon Dysfunctional Psychosociological Conditions
by behemot insee this essay on evolutionary psychology (july 2009 issue):.
http://www.epjournal.net/filestore/ep073984414.pdf.
abstract: better understanding the nature, origin and popularity of varying levels of popular religion versus secularism, and their impact upon socioeconomic conditions and vice versa, requires a cross national comparison of the competing factors in populations where opinions.
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daniel-p
What about the chronic dependence on ten dollar words when a one dollar word will do just fine?
Read more books.
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The Chronic Dependence of Popular Religiosity upon Dysfunctional Psychosociological Conditions
by behemot insee this essay on evolutionary psychology (july 2009 issue):.
http://www.epjournal.net/filestore/ep073984414.pdf.
abstract: better understanding the nature, origin and popularity of varying levels of popular religion versus secularism, and their impact upon socioeconomic conditions and vice versa, requires a cross national comparison of the competing factors in populations where opinions.
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daniel-p
Farkel: what is it about the argument that makes it worth five cents? Because you don't agree with it? On the contrary, I think their conclusion is fairly obvious, even if it is only an argument.
popular religion is usually a superficial and flexible psychological mechanism for coping with the high levels of stress and anxiety produced by sufficiently dysfunctional social and especially economic environments
Look at countries where there is a popular religion: Iran, for instance. How is the above not true? Or do you just snub your nose at all scholars and products of higher education, as "high falutin' nonsence"? Rather read your favorite sound-byte blog, only confirming your own views?
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IS THIS WATCHTOWER PARAGRAPH GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT?
by badboy inwt march 1 2009 page 3. the ancient babylonians,for example, believed that human affairs are influenced by the stars and their movements.. should `are' be `were'?.
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daniel-p
Elsewhere, isn't "human affairs" the subject here? Even then, however, the line is still correct.
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If "Government Turns on Religion"......
by cameo-d indo you think it would be a good thing or a bad thing?.
it's so obvious there are so many charlatans and liars getting away with fraud.. it's so obvious that religions are causing most all of the dissention between peoples.. but, because of wt teachings that this act of "government turning on religion" will harbor the worst evil of all....do you still feel a bit uneasy about it?.
do you think religions have taught this paranoia to try to save their own a$$?.
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daniel-p
I would be more than "uneasy" about it, because it is, among so many other things, none of the government's business.
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What's the best way to reason with and help your wife to give up her JW religion?
by lifelong humanist ini dad myself 6 years ago, and was quite surprised that my wife (of 38 years) did not follow suit.
perhaps this is because her father and brother are still active jws, and she doesn't want them to shun her the way that they have done to me.. so, my wife is still a jw, albeit losing interest in her religion.
as far as i know, she doesn't even go door to door anymore.
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daniel-p
Step carefully, don't rush it, is all I can say.
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Can we blame our ancestors for our own shortcomings?
by undercover inin a recent thread about an nfl player being allowed to return to play after being convicted and serving time for a felony, it was suggested that maybe his ancestory played a part in his attitudes and actions.. those of you were playing along at home know the deal.... is it fair to lay blame on one's ancestors in how one acts in today's society?.
i think not.... my ancestor's came here from scotland, when their lands were taken from them back home.
they came here with nothing and had to start over in a land with next to nothing, eeking out an existance in the mountains of tn and nc, always struggling.
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daniel-p
When did Fox News buy JWN?
You might want to read the whole thread first,, the past few pages have devolved considerably.
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Can we blame our ancestors for our own shortcomings?
by undercover inin a recent thread about an nfl player being allowed to return to play after being convicted and serving time for a felony, it was suggested that maybe his ancestory played a part in his attitudes and actions.. those of you were playing along at home know the deal.... is it fair to lay blame on one's ancestors in how one acts in today's society?.
i think not.... my ancestor's came here from scotland, when their lands were taken from them back home.
they came here with nothing and had to start over in a land with next to nothing, eeking out an existance in the mountains of tn and nc, always struggling.
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daniel-p
Well, there ya go...if he had been of slave descent, he probably would have ended up torturing dogs...
Oh SNAP.
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More Quotes in the WT from Supposedly Rank and File bros and sisters?
by youngapostate ini've noticed that lately (maybe as of a year ago or so) there have been personal quotations in every single study article.
it seems a brother or sister always sends in the exact quotation that would fit perfectly into an article.
has anyone else noticed this?.
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daniel-p
I don't think it's a coincidence that "quotes" like these all sound canned and forced. Either they ar told what to say before they say it, or they're just making this shit up.
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Can we blame our ancestors for our own shortcomings?
by undercover inin a recent thread about an nfl player being allowed to return to play after being convicted and serving time for a felony, it was suggested that maybe his ancestory played a part in his attitudes and actions.. those of you were playing along at home know the deal.... is it fair to lay blame on one's ancestors in how one acts in today's society?.
i think not.... my ancestor's came here from scotland, when their lands were taken from them back home.
they came here with nothing and had to start over in a land with next to nothing, eeking out an existance in the mountains of tn and nc, always struggling.
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daniel-p
Just one more inane question-----Could you possibly not blame Vick for his actions because he was a by-product of slavery?
She can't answer it, Min.