tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post5633219606177708672..comments2024-03-28T12:16:12.797-07:00Comments on Inductivist: Ron Guhnamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421460508647618774noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-78733080931740407962007-01-20T20:24:00.000-08:002007-01-20T20:24:00.000-08:00I think most of these are people with generic reli...I think most of these are people with generic religious worldviews who do not have a vital support network. To expand on this look to more specific beliefs. (sample size issues?) I suspect people who actively reject religious beliefs are doing better than religious people. Controlling for IQ, hmmm. . . <br /><br />As an atheist I might prefer that people belong to a church if they are going to be religious anyway. I don't think I share other atheists' enthuisiasm that the 'no religion' category has dramatically expanded in the past few decades. 'No religion' does not mean atheism/skepticism/scientism/secular values.Jason Malloyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04855482153162314172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26188478.post-86563647715519584442007-01-18T16:51:00.000-08:002007-01-18T16:51:00.000-08:00The data does not include Asians, particularly Eas...The data does not include Asians, particularly East Asians such as Japanese, Chinese, and Koreans. I will bet donuts to dollars that these group score quite low on both religion and criminality. Steve Sailor had an article some time ago that showed a positive corellation between belief that religion is important to life and criminality, when broken down by race.<br /><br />Also, having spent much of my life in space development, libertarian, and transhumanist circles; I know a considerable number of highly intelligent people, and none of them are into the conventionally defined religion.<br /><br />Perhaps religion is like art; some people need it, others do not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com