tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post113479186862265148..comments2023-10-24T04:29:23.693-06:00Comments on Atheist Ethicist: Sound Reasoning Regarding Religiosity and Social IllsAlonzo Fyfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05687777216426347054noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-1135405004307590152005-12-23T23:16:00.000-07:002005-12-23T23:16:00.000-07:00Tim R.Your addendum is accurate. However, I would ...Tim R.<BR/><BR/>Your addendum is accurate. However, I would like to advise that anybody who does draw such a causal connection have the studies to pack it up.Alonzo Fyfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687777216426347054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-1135021026905867772005-12-19T12:37:00.000-07:002005-12-19T12:37:00.000-07:00There are many reasons to hypothesize a causal con...There are many reasons to hypothesize a causal connection between religiosity and a wide variety of social ills, including the small subset studied by Dr. Paul. And there are mechanisms by which the causation can be accomplished.<BR/><BR/>For instance, religious indoctrination of children tends to stifle their critical thinking skills to the point where they are in fact incapable of recognizing a moral dilemma presented to them. Such indoctrination also tends to produce absolutist thinking, resulting in a black and white view of the world.<BR/><BR/>Tim RAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-1135020709174392832005-12-19T12:31:00.000-07:002005-12-19T12:31:00.000-07:00"Anybody secularist who draws a causal connection ..."Anybody secularist who draws a causal connection between religiosity and these social ills is committing the same wrong that secularists have been victims of for decades."<BR/><BR/>Correction: Anybody secularist who draws such a causal connection <I>based solely on Paul's study</I>...<BR/><BR/>Tim RAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com