Are you an atheist? Then you're probably a PSYCHOPATH:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3506294/Are-atheist-probably-PSYCHOPATH-Non-believers-lack-empathy-religious-people-intelligent-claims-study.html


Now I completely get why I love Sunday's... Discuss my fellow exiles.

I think this is a shitty study with shitty results.

I am an atheist, and know plenty of atheists, who are far more 'caring' and 'empathetic' to the needs of the undeserved and dispossessed (i.e. homeless, poor, etc). And conversely, I know plenty of religious folks I know tend to judge people in worse conditions than them, suggesting that if they follow God and work harder they will somehow achieve a better life. Not to mention, 'intelligence' is not like some uni dimensional thing--there are many forms of intelligence, i.e. art, music, math, science, interpersonal skills, etc etc.

In sum, reductionist conclusions borne out of problematic research design and methodology can produce provocative headlines for 'news' but to any discerning mind it is fairly simple to see that the world is far more nuanced.

Following this logic...

They are also less likely to repeat something they acknowledge as wrongful and reform/refrain.



The question is... if you believe that god will forgive your sins, are you more likely to repeat them?

dailymail lol..

Writers of sensational news is making shit up.

if you need a higher instance punishing you if you fail to be nice to your fellow humans, something is seriously wrong with you than with others who do it without any pressure.

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solwitch wrote:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3506294/Are-atheist-probably-PSYCHOPATH-Non-believers-lack-empathy-religious-people-intelligent-claims-study.html


Now I completely get why I love Sunday's... Discuss my fellow exiles.

Here's the study that the headline references:

http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0149989

Steven Hawking changed his public stance from religious to non, when enough exoplanets were found. Does that mean Mr Hawking suddenly became a psychopath? Did his previous lack of psychopathy and positive belief stunt his intellect?

What of people who become religious or become atheists? Do they experience a surge/decline of intelligence and empathy?

Hyperbalderdash! It would serve the public for these people to do more physical science studies in conjunction with their psychology and less reliance on online surveys.

There's a slightly better synopsis on the original study here:

http://blog.case.edu/think/2016/03/23/the_conflict_between_science_and_religion_lies_in_our_brains

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vio wrote:

if you need a higher instance punishing you if you fail to be nice to your fellow humans, something is seriously wrong with you than with others who do it without any pressure.

^this

and

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https://mediabiasfactcheck.com

thanks :-)

The core problem with atheism is its tendancy to descend into moral relativism. Rejecting theism is actually a very epistemologically ethical act; one holds rigorous standards for what is to be believed and for what is to be held sacred. To then accept moral relativism is to betray that very ethos, by saying that good is whatever you want it to be, that anything is just as good as anything else (as long as it isn't Christianity), that there are no standards for what is to be held sacred.

In this way, the bulk of atheists are more wrong than most Christians. Whether a man believes in a monolithic God or not is a triviality compared to whether he believes in a monolithic Good or not; sacrificing the correct stance on the latter to gain the correct stance on the former is a downgrade. Falsely believing in an invisible man in the sky is relatively harmless; abandoning ethical standards is anything but.

As a society, we do not need belief in God, but we do need belief in Good. We are under assault from a cultural Marxism which tries to convince us not that its favored ideas are The Good, but that the difference between good and evil ideas is a facet of diversity to be celebrated... and furthermore, it is the "good" ideas which are in fact bad, because they judge other ideas, they do not embrace this diversity of equal ideological incorrectness. The one thing cultural Marxism holds sacred above all else is: that which claims superiority must be dragged into the mud.

I mean, seriously, how can a culture seriously be pro-LBGT and pro-Sharia simultaneously? Have you seen what people under the latter do to the former? Diversity, it seems, means embracing contradictions.

The problem cultural Marxism faces is: wrong doesn't work. The fervent promotion of the perception of equal righteousness of all ideas, even if fully realized, will not lead to the actuality of equal righteousness of all ideas. Reality is the final arbiter of our fate, and evidence from reality is a threat cultural Marxism cannot handle forever. It can try, and inevitably does; it can use political correctness and social taboos and censorship and violence to quiet the voices of reasoned dissent. But in the end, the Bible has one thing spot-on: the wages of sin is death.

What a coincidence!

The wages of virtue are also death.

Peace,

-Boem-