And so Nyhan, who had already enrolled in a doctorate program in political science at Duke, left Spinsanity behind to focus on what he now sees as the more pressing issue: If factual correction is ineffective, how can you make people change their misperceptions? The 2014 vaccine study was part of a series of experiments designed to answer the question. The theory, pioneered by Claude Steele, suggests that, when people feel their sense of self threatened by the outside world, they are strongly motivated to correct the misperception, be it by reasoning away the inconsistency or by modifying their behavior
GetReligion
Yes, follow First Amendment liberalism to its logical conclusions and you will end up with some pretty rough stuff, like American Civil Liberties Union lawyers backing the rights of neo-Nazis to march through a Chicago suburb full of Holocaust survivors.More recently, in the Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Lewis? How about Jane Austen? How about Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn? When Fyodor Dostoyevsky sat down to write, was he thinking to himself, "How can I please the 'Christian' marketplace?" How about Flannery O'Connor? By the way, her work was the subject of my "On Religion" column for Universal this past week
I have many questions about life and the universe and when after long periods of sustained thought on one of these questions, I reach a new understanding, I experience a most wonderful emotion. Evolutionary theory is a lot harder to understand than Biblical creation stories but once you put in the effort and actually learn about it, you realize that it explains so much more about life
From this experience she has learned to depend more on herself and on her Savior, Jesus Christ.View Olga's ProfileView Other ProfilesMeet Mormons I want to: Share: Learn more about Jesus Christ Locate a Mormon Church close by Order a free Book of Mormon Meet Mormons and read their stories Create a Mormon.org Profile Learn about Family History Meet with Mormon missionaries Learn about Joseph Smith Chat with Church representatives Read frequently asked questions Mormons and Religion The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the official name of the religion commonly called the Mormon Church. Freedom to Choose Humanitarian Aid Community Service Family History Strengthening Families Helping Others Missionary Work Lifelong Learning Beliefs Beliefs We are all spiritual children of a loving Heavenly Father who sent us to this earth to learn and grow in a mortal state
A Templeton Conversation: Does science make belief in God obsolete?
The fact that we can recognize disorder, brokenness, and sin means that they occur within a larger framework of order, beauty, and goodness, or else in principle we could not recognize them as such. As a surprising example, it turns out that the most iconic "fact" in the life sciences is only a temporary foothold: DNA doesn't always form a double helix, and those exceptions are mighty interesting
SNIPPITS AND SNAPPITS
http://snippits-and-slappits.blogspot.com/Americans, by unknowingly or unwittingly delivering the bills of lading (Birth Certificate) to us will be rendered bankrupt and insolvent, secured by their pledges. If we claim or appear to be experts on a certain topic or product or service area, we will only endorse products or services that we believe, based on our expertise, are worthy of such endorsement
The Rational Response Squad
Create new accountRequest new password Navigation Forums Create Content Recent Posts Blogs Google SEARCH this site! Rational Content RRS Extras atheist news feeds Buy American Famous Atheists Am I Agnostic or Atheist? The Rational Response Squad is a group of atheist activists who impact society by changing the way we view god belief. The begining and the end, knows what has passed and what is to come, like it states in the bible, why do people pray and think it will make any difference
BBC - Religion: Religions
Religions Religions Religion can be explained as a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs
Armed with the latest surveys, along with personal testimonies from friends and readers, I explain how young adults perceive evangelical Christianity to be too political, too exclusive, old-fashioned, unconcerned with social justice and hostile to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. There is actually a theory out there that Jesus actually went east and spoke with buddists during the gap of time where we have no record of where Jesus was, because, when he returned his teaching lined up with those of Buddah
Debunking Christianity
http://debunkingchristianity.blogspot.com/Among other things, I discuss my journey from Pentecostal preacher to atheist biblical scholar, and why Jesus cannot be viewed as a peaceful, gender egalitarian, and eco-friendly paragon of virtue. Like many of the unaffiliated in America, my problems with religion included biblical, social, personal, and scientific issues, the fine details of which are beyond this short article
I decided to dedicate my life to seeking out the wisdom we need to create extraordinary lives with a deep sense of purpose in a world of immense uncertainty. Did you know studies show that people's mortality rates are DOUBLED when they're lonely? WHOA! There's a warm fuzzy feeling that comes from having an active circle of good friends who you can share your experiences with
Pope Francis Says Atheists Who Do Good Are Redeemed, Not Just Catholics
I'm an atheist." Francis's reaching out to atheists and people who belong to no religion is a marked contrast to the attitude of former Pope Benedict, who sometimes left non-Catholics feeling that he saw them as second-class believers. Using scripture from the Gospel of Mark, Francis explained how upset Jesus' disciples were that someone outside their group was doing good, according to a report from Vatican Radio
Major Religions Ranked by Size
How is the size of a religion determined for the purposes of this list? When referring to the "size" of a religion, what is usually meant is its number of adherents. How is classification done for official government figures? It is important to note that data for the size of various religions within a given country often come from government census figures or official estimates
I put it this way, have you ever sat at a stop sign, waiting to pull out into a busy street? Have you ever had someone blare their horn to get you to move on it? What do you tell yourself? Do you swerve into the road to get that person to stop, or do you get mad and wait or do something passive aggressive like make them wait extra long? How you respond tells a lot about how you cope with peer pressure. and even ourselves? In recent months, I have seen more and more people with fair skin like mine joining protests, lamenting systemic injustice, and condemning acts of racism around the country
A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather than Nothing: Lawrence M. Krauss, Richard Dawkins: 9781451624465: Amazon.com: Books
http://www.amazon.com/Universe-Nothing-There-Something-Rather/dp/1451624468Published 13 days ago by Robert J Grieve More of a science book than I expected I was pleasantly surprised that most of the content is related to the history of hard physics and cosmology. I am strongly committed to public understanding of science, and have helped lead the national effort to preserve sound science teaching, including the teaching of evolution
(See religious groupings in pie chart below.) This report includes findings from a nationwide survey by the Pew Research Center, conducted June 28-July 9, 2012, using both landlines and cell phones, among a representative sample of 2,973 adults. Pew Research Center surveys conducted over the last 10 years, for example, find modest growth in the number of people who say they seldom or never attend religious services, as well as a declining number who say they never doubt the existence of God
Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
This Politico article goes into it in more detail: Before the statue was installed in 2012 as a gift from Republican state lawmaker Mike Ritze and his family, legislators argued that it was not religious, but historic. Supreme Court found that a similar monument in Texas did not violate the establishment clause because it was intended to convey a historic and social meaning and did not constitute a religious endorsement
Atheism and Agnosticism from About.com
There's no single judgment that can be made about the Crusades or even crusading generally, but it is a subject which merits closer attention than it usually receives. Share Objective Truth: Are Things True Regardless of Belief? The idea of objective truth is the idea that no matter what we believe to be true, some things will always be true and other things will always be false
close Email This Recipient's Email Address (Separate multiple address with commas) Your Email Address Message (Optional) Send me a copy or Cancel close Thank You Your email has been sent. Since the beginning of recorded history, which is defined by the invention of writing by the Sumerians around 6,000 years ago, historians have cataloged over 3700 supernatural beings, of which 2870 can be considered deities
No comments:
Post a Comment