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Re: Religious people understand the world less
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Originally Posted by Maggy J
It might be an idea for everyone to live and let live..
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it might be an idea to debate it .
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Originally Posted by Damien
Problem with a study like this is how do you control for the demographics? Did they go out and recruit 'atheists'? Because if so the type of people that would respond to a call for an atheist are more likely to be into science. Likewise someone who responds to a call for those with a religion may be more evangelical than someone who just attends church now and then and maybe they're also more likely to seek religion answers to everyday questions.
I can see some sense in the idea that if you may be less inclined to believe or study a subject for which you already have a religious answer, i.e evolution, but I am less convinced that people without a religion are any more likely to understand it either.
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some good points there " atheists are more likely to be into science" . there are scientists with religious belief ...
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