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Comment by doone on February 6, 2015 at 6:01am

RELIGION’S SMART-PEOPLE PROBLEM

John G. Messerly in Salon:

Should you believe in a God? Not according to most academic philosophers. A comprehensive survey revealed that only about 14 percent of English speaking professional philosophers are theists.  As for what little religious belief remains among their colleagues, most professional philosophers regard it as a strange aberration among otherwise intelligent people. Among scientists the situation is much the same. Surveys of the members of the National Academy of Sciences, composed of the most prestigious scientists in the world, show that religious belief among them is practically nonexistent, about 7 percent.

Now nothing definitely follows about the truth of a belief from what the majority of philosophers or scientists think. But such facts might cause believers discomfort. There has been a dramatic change in the last few centuries in the proportion of believers among the highly educated in the Western world. In the European Middle Ages belief in a God was ubiquitous, while today it is rare among the intelligentsia. This change occurred primarily because of the rise of modern science and a consensus among philosophers that arguments for the existence of gods, souls, afterlife and the like were unconvincing. Still, despite the view of professional philosophers and world-class scientists, religious beliefs have a universal appeal. What explains this?

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Comment by doone on January 22, 2015 at 6:44pm

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What If Heaven Is Not For Real?

by ADAM FRANK

January 20, 2015 • The idea that we, as individuals, did not exist 1,000 years ago doe...

Comment by Chris on December 14, 2014 at 7:59pm

Be Jesus.

Guns with http://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Bible-Verses-About-Guns/

Sick.

Comment by Neal on December 9, 2014 at 5:28pm

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Comment by doone on October 13, 2014 at 11:38pm

Share of Americans who say they seldom/never worship rose from 25% in 2003 to 29% in 2013 http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/09/13/what-surveys-say-about-worship-attendance-and-why-some-stay-home/ …

 

Comment by Jaume on September 14, 2014 at 8:41am

I just had a look at it, to me it seems consistent with everything I've known about Aisha for, like, 30 years at the very least. Which part exactly do you think might be 'false'? Or do you mean Aisha is a fictional character? Or that the article is a pure fabrication?

Comment by Davy on September 14, 2014 at 6:09am

Ok! People question

Has the following Wikipedia entry been proven to be false?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha

Could anyone post reputable sites that uphold the veracity of the article or disproves the article, please! 

Having a discussion about the said subject in the article!

Apprciated!

Comment by doone on September 13, 2014 at 3:51pm

More news from the American Taliban

Duck Dynasty Patriarch: Sexual diseases are God’s ‘penalty’ for homosexuality http://thkpr.gs/3565585  pic.twitter.com/qldZ6aieff

Comment by doone on September 13, 2014 at 9:49am

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Awe, With And Without The Gods

by TANIA LOMBROZO

September 8, 2014 • Awe is often associated with religion and spirituality, but atheist...

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