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My Friend’s Mother Almost Escaped a Cult
I’m still friends with my high school sweetheart. She’s now a mother to a school-aged child. We live in different parts of the US, but we still chat online about animals, vegetarianism, movies, and religion. When we were dating her … Continue reading
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Tagged Atheism, Jehovah's Witnesses, Kingdom Hall, Religion, The Watchtower Society
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Correlation between College Attendance and Liberal Beliefs (SS#13)
Conventional wisdom would have most of us believe that attending college strengthens students’ liberal beliefs and diminishes their religious beliefs. This idea is not lost on the church. In recent years the Catholic Identity College Guide’s list of faithful schools has swelled … Continue reading
How Did Christianity Become Secularized?
The title here, which remains an unanswered question, might make a lot of people uncomfortable. Some Christians might shun the idea of their religion being secular, and others, particularly non-Christians, might scoff at the idea — Christianity in the US is … Continue reading
Anti-Atheist Prejudice (Part 5): What We Know So Far
[Published a day early because I will be very busy tomorrow] Anti-Atheist prejudice is an under-studied phenomenon, seemingly viewed by academics as systemic but not important or, by lay people, as irrelevant. Whatever the case may be prejudice against atheists … Continue reading
Anti-Atheist Prejudice (Part 4) (SS#11)
For the last three weeks I have been discussing the academic literature studying anti-atheist prejudice. My goal with this project is to eventually weave this research together into something that more closely resembles a discussion amongst social and psychological scientists. … Continue reading
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Tagged Atheism, God, Psychology, Religion, Science, Science Sundays
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Stop with the Easter Jesus Zombie Jokes: Jesus Was Obviously a Werewolf
Easter is coming up, and with it our social media accounts will be flooded with generic “Jesus was a zombie” jokes. The first thousand times you see them, they might garner a mild chuckle, but after that they drift into … Continue reading
Anti-Atheist Prejudice (Part 3) (SS#10)
For the past two weeks I’ve been reviewing the academic literature about anti-atheist prejudice in the US (here and here). In both reviews I’ve explained some recommended prejudice mitigating factors and even offered some of my own. This week I’ll … Continue reading
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Tagged Atheism, Psychology, Religion, Research, Science, Science Sunday
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Sappho’s Problem with Evil: And Why Do Gods Refuse to Die?
Sappho says, death is an evil, the gods have so judged, for if death were good, then they too would die. According to Aristotle, these are the words so penned by ancient Greek lyrical poet Sappho (c. 610 — c. … Continue reading
Anti-Atheist Prejudice (Part 2) (SS#9)
If everyone in the world believed in god except me, there wouldn’t be much of a reason to form prejudices against me. At worst you’d probably just think I’m crazy. I wouldn’t be perceived as a threat. I’d just be … Continue reading
Anti-Atheist Prejudice (Part 1) (SS#8)
Over the next several weeks I will be reviewing the literature regarding prejudice towards atheists in what will ultimately become a comprehensive literature review. This review, once complete, should suffice to say, “Prejudice against atheists is rampant.” Most, if not … Continue reading
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Tagged Atheism, Christianity, Psychology, Religion, Research, Science
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The Atheist Papers 