----- Original Message ----- From: "The Fool" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 6:39 PM Subject: Re: Scouted: Study: HIGH Religious Belief Correlatedwith HIGHMurder,Abortion, Suicide, etc. Rates
> Another study showed that high levels of religios belief was highly > correlated with high levels of receptor for dopamine in specific brain > regions. > Which just so happens to fit very well with all the other correlations > regarding religious belief and this: Uh-huh, right. Tell me, do cigarette smokers, alcoholics and other addicts have better health and longer life than non-addicts or worse health and shorter lives? Is there a correlation between future health and longevity and church attendance? Which way would you expect it to be if your hypothesis is right? Which way is it? A good empiricist looks to cross check a hypothesis with similar data, (s)he doesn't cherry pick data that agrees with what is known a priora. Dan M. Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
