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Originally Posted by Calgaryborn
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Yes as a matter of fact he is the same guy? Why CBA? Do you disregard his findings because hes a scientist? Do you disregard his findings because he did not use the bible to back up the answers found with hypothesis?
If you dig a bit deeper you will find that many scholars have suggested that his study is one of the best presented and draws definitive conclusions. The question being taken from this is...
Does religion lead directly to dysfunctionality, or do religions merely flourish in dysfunctional societies?
This study is complicated enough that I do not think that we can draw definitive negative conclusions about religion. But we can at least conclude, contrary to popular belief in this country, that it is not a given that religious societies are better, healthier, or more moral.
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when it comes to working for a better society the religious need to stop sermonising, get up off their knees, unclasp those praying hands and work for measurable change in the here and now.
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Of course, anyone who has a rudimentary knowledge of statistics can recite the stock “correlation doesn’t equal causation” chant. It’s possible that religiosity may affect dysfunctionality but it’s also quite possible that social ills influence people to become more religious. But, never-the-less, the results of this study are a beacon for those who champion the cause of secularism. Turns out Humanists were right: religion doesn’t have a monopoly on morality after all.