tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162162762021468524.post1621208082837848160..comments2023-10-22T13:06:49.363+02:00Comments on Daily Atheist: Faith propaganda: "Forgiveness has God on its side"Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13743460535956343491noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162162762021468524.post-46001098603269055942008-03-08T11:43:00.000+01:002008-03-08T11:43:00.000+01:00Do you have a link to the report?Do you have a link to the report?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743460535956343491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162162762021468524.post-55689683146608688062008-03-08T10:30:00.000+01:002008-03-08T10:30:00.000+01:00The artical reported by The Age got the title mixe...The artical reported by The Age got the title mixed up. Its not, "Forgiveness has God on its side", its, "Forgiveness has 'Belief' on its side". <BR/><BR/>If you read the published study it supports that forgiveness is linked to 'belief', and moreover, that it doesn't matter what you believe in, as long as you believe in something, anything, then you are more likely to forgive. <BR/><BR/>Atheism is also a belief.<BR/><BR/>Hence, this article supports both belief in Atheism and religion. Interestingly, these findings remained regardless of what 'type' of religion you are affiliated with, or not affiliated with. That was the whole message conveyed by the study.<BR/><BR/>In answer to the last post, the study did use a lie detector scale. What's more is that it used a lie measure that is very scientifically valid and reliable to factor in the likelihood of participants reporting in order to look good, or to be socially accepted. Furthermore, the number of participants in the secular study group was reported. 98 participants to be precise, which is well above the standard number of participants reported in scientifically validated studies (normally 50).<BR/><BR/>The bottom line: read from the source, not just what you hear in the press. And more, this study supports both Atheism and religion!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162162762021468524.post-46189178399172264122008-03-08T10:12:00.000+01:002008-03-08T10:12:00.000+01:00My last comment wasn't published here?My last comment wasn't published here?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162162762021468524.post-3806117246626383452008-03-07T17:04:00.000+01:002008-03-07T17:04:00.000+01:00Additional concerns: They mixed some vaguely undef...Additional concerns: <BR/><BR/>They mixed some vaguely undefined "new age" group into the non-believer group. <BR/><BR/>They did not say how big their atheist sample actually was. Was it just 5-6 people? Their sample size is small enough as it is - if they were to get enough atheists and still have a representative population sample, they would need more people.<BR/><BR/>They did not account for the propensity of theists to lie. They could be both less forgiving and bigger liars.bbkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03656369848017438855noreply@blogger.com