Study says belief in God may contribute to society's dysfunctions
"There's a new twist to the evolution versus creationism debate. A new study from America suggests that widespread belief in God may contribute to the dysfunctions of a society ..."
The World Today
A curious theory that might or might not have any scientific basis, but it does strike one right in the "I just knew it!" nerve.
Of course, saying that the USA's greater religiosity than other nations explains its higher crime rate, and so on, is rather like saying that unmarried old women have fewer birds in their gardens because they shoot them, when it might be because they own more cats. Of course, they might shoot the poor little birds, who knows? American spinsters, anyway. More study on all these hypotheses must be done.
As for this bloke with the new theory -- I wonder if he just took a mortgage out on his house, or wants a European vacation or something. Because he can always defend his belief by saying "more study must be done" (meaning he wants some money) and no one will disagree with him. Don't you just get the feeling a lot of scientists do this?
I think America has a high crime rate because they have too many birds in their gardens, and we all know what they can do about that.
Tagged: usa, intelligent+design, evolution, christianity, religion, science
The World Today
A curious theory that might or might not have any scientific basis, but it does strike one right in the "I just knew it!" nerve.
Of course, saying that the USA's greater religiosity than other nations explains its higher crime rate, and so on, is rather like saying that unmarried old women have fewer birds in their gardens because they shoot them, when it might be because they own more cats. Of course, they might shoot the poor little birds, who knows? American spinsters, anyway. More study on all these hypotheses must be done.
As for this bloke with the new theory -- I wonder if he just took a mortgage out on his house, or wants a European vacation or something. Because he can always defend his belief by saying "more study must be done" (meaning he wants some money) and no one will disagree with him. Don't you just get the feeling a lot of scientists do this?
I think America has a high crime rate because they have too many birds in their gardens, and we all know what they can do about that.
Tagged: usa, intelligent+design, evolution, christianity, religion, science
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