Showing posts with label Psychology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Psychology. Show all posts

Voting In Presidential Primaries

Samuel Arbesman has posted an interesting analysis of the psychology involved with primary election voting.

How Do Conservatives And Liberals See The World?

Moral psychologist Jonathan Haidt discusses politics, social psychology and morality with Bill Moyers.

Rick Santorum And First Principles

Molly Worthen has written an article in the New York Times exploring the essence of Rick Santorum's theology.

More On Delusion And Knowing

John Loftus has posted once again on William Lane Craig's exposed delusion of the inner witness of the Spirit.

Delusion And Knowing

John Loftus has posted on delusion and subjective experience.

Religious Liberty: Do The Catholic Bishops Have It Backwards?

Valerie Tarico has posted on the recent controversy regarding the Catholic bishops' claim that their "religious liberty" is being infringed upon over health insurance coverage of contraceptives.

Even Being Outside Of A Church Can Have Negative Consequences

Tomas Rees has posted the results of an interesting study concerning attitudes of people when they are in close proximity to a church.

The Inner Witness Of The Holy Spirit

This blogger has previously posted on William Lane Craig and his stance that there is no evidence that would cause him to give up his Christian belief because he has an inner witness of the Holy Spirit.  John Loftus has posted on this delusion.

The Fireplace Delusion

Sam Harris has posted on the similarity between religion and the wood fireplace.  A very interesting psychological perspective on seemingly very different phenomenon.

The Hallucinatiion Hypothesis

Gary J. Whittenberger has written an essay for Skeptic Magazine that challenges the Resurrection Hypothesis as an explanation for the stories recorded in the Gospels regarding the post-resurrection appearances of Jesus.

What Is Your God Delusion Index?

Edward Current uploaded this YouTube video a few years ago. 

Does It Make A Difference Who Presents Evidence?

Austin Cline has posted on a potential way to get conservative Christians to accept scientific reality.