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Post by Occam's Spork on Oct 10, 2016 6:34:03 GMT 10
According to the Department of Psychology, at the University of Tennessee in Chattanooga : www.atheismresearch.comThis causes quite a dilemma for anti theists.. Either they must acknowledge there is scientific evidence that shows they are mean, narcissistic, closed-minded, and have trouble getting along with others. Or, they could deny this, but in doing so, show the world they are not sincere when they claim they “follow science and the evidence wherever it leads." |
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Post by slartibartfast on Oct 10, 2016 7:04:42 GMT 10
According to the Department of Psychology, at the University of Tennessee in Chattanooga : www.atheismresearch.comThis causes quite a dilemma for anti theists.. Either they must acknowledge there is scientific evidence that shows they are mean, narcissistic, closed-minded, and have trouble getting along with others. Or, they could deny this, but in doing so, show the world they are not sincere when they claim they “follow science and the evidence wherever it leads." Wow. you really struggle with interpreting data, don't you? This is a study about the different types of Atheists so of course one of the types would come out on top in each category, i.e. Anti-Theist. And there isn't exactly anything wrong with the description: Anti-Theist The fourth typology, and one of the more assertive in their view, we termed the Anti-Theist. While the Anti-Theists may be considered atheist or in some cases labeled as “new atheists,” the Anti-Theist is diametrically opposed to religious ideology. As such, the assertive Anti-Theist both proactively and aggressively asserts their views towards others when appropriate, seeking to educate the theists in the passé nature of belief and theology. In other words, antitheists view religion as ignorance and see any individual or institution associated with it as backward and socially detrimental. The Anti-Theist has a clear and – in their view, superior – understanding of the limitations and danger of religions. They view the logical fallacies of religion as an outdated worldview that is not only detrimental to social cohesion and peace, but also to technological advancement and civilized evolution as a whole. They are compelled to share their view and want to educate others into their ideological position and attempt to do so when and where the opportunity arises. Some Anti-Theist individuals feel compelled to work against the institution of religion in its various forms including social, political, and ideological, while others may assert their view with religious persons on an individual basis. The Anti-Theist believes that the obvious fallacies in religion and belief should be aggressively addressed in some form or another. Based on personalities, some Anti-Theists may be more assertive than others; but outsiders and friends know very clearly where they stand in relation to an Anti-theist. Their worldview is typically not a mystery. The Anti-Theist’s reaction to a religious devotee is often based on social and psychological maturity. PS - 59 people took part and only from the US, so this is obviously a very detailed study - NOT! "Non-Belief Research in America was a two part study consisting first of a qualitative portion of 59 personal interviews that allowed participants to freely self identify, explain commonly used terms for non-belief, and to provide answers in a semi-structured interview that sought to document your life experience. " This was the advertisement he placed: Christopher Silver is a faculty member at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and he’s doing research to “understand more about non-belief and the complexities of individuals who may call themselves agnostic or atheists.”
He’s looking to conduct interviews with several non-religious people (U.S. citizens only) and then have those interviewees take a few surveys for them.
Do you ever actually read the stuff you post? It seems not - have a great day  |
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Post by slartibartfast on Oct 11, 2016 6:37:00 GMT 10
You gotta love it when someone has their own argument blown out of the water with quotes from their own link with the first response. I'd like to know where Sporky got this from. What on earth was he googling to manage to find a topic which calls something with 59 participants a 'study.' 59 out of a total population of 323,000,000, wow that's 0.000018% or one in every 5,470,000 Americans that responded. I realise that 1,153 people "participated". so that takes the total pool of people in the USA exposed to this sensational 'study' to a whopping 0.00035% of the population! Please tell us what you were googling to find this, Sporky! Amazing, if Victor, KTJ or myself had started a similar topic, there would have been condemnation from the ranks of so called independents about alleged 'Gotcha' moments, but no such comments have been made. But even better to be condemned by your own words: Back to the topic: I'm intrigued to hear whether slarti put any actual thought into this conclusion or did he defer to: " if the internet says it, it must be true! " Let's start with that. |
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