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Listening to: Haydn, The Creation. Some links proving that the world is going down the gurgler: John Wilkins on how the Australian government has been concerned to keep the text of a proposed new law from the public. Nelson Minar on the way in which manufacturers of colour printers are causing those printers to secretly hide “watermarks” in the printer output, recording when the printout was made, and the serial number of the printer doing it. Paul Myers on the correlation between religiousness…Tracked on: corollary (202.0.62.88) at 2005 11 04 00:59:42 - Chatter
The most interesting discussion anent the new study of correlation between religious belief and social indicators which I've yet found is Pharyngula's Sinners in the hands of an angry phantasm. The finest turn of phrase award goes to Norbizness for...Tracked on: gelatinous cube (207.7.145.56) at 2005 09 29 05:28:12 - Gloating
Thoughtless gloating is just asking for fundamentalists to go touting some other shoody study on the evils of atheism down the road. On the, if it's possible to pin down definite reasons why some strains of religion cause X, say if discouraging birth...Tracked on: The Uncredible Hallq (72.9.234.70) at 2005 09 28 21:06:47 - On the Social Value of Religious Beliefs
Writing in the Journal for Religion and Society , Gregory S. Paul offers what he calls "a first look" at "Cross-National Correlations of Quantifiable Societal Health with Popular Religiosity and Secularism in the Prosperous Democracies." Let's start with his conclusion,...Tracked on: Abnormal Interests (64.81.36.251) at 2005 09 27 20:41:01 - Religion: Giving people hope in a world torn apart by religion
This is at the least, interesting: According to the study, belief in and worship of God are not only unnecessary for a healthy society but may actually contribute to social problems. The study counters the view of believers that religion...Tracked on: Ablogistan (216.193.252.187) at 2005 09 27 09:45:09 - Anti Religious Prejudice
First of all, let me be clear. I am an atheist. If you press me with “Okay, what happened before the Big Bang?” I will confess that I don’t know and therefore cannot deny the possibility of God. Maybe that makes me an agnostic. But I...Tracked on: The Politburo Diktat (216.227.210.33) at 2005 09 27 08:07:00