Does Morality Make Us Make God In Our Own Image?
Science Trends,
According to a recent survey, almost half of all Americans suppose that belief in God is necessary in order to be moral. (In…
Children From Non-Religious Homes Are More Generous Than Their Peers, Study Suggests
I Fucking Love Science,
Editor's…
A matter of death and life
OUPblog,
It is something of a truism to say that “life-styles determine death-styles.” Not only do anthropologists and other scholars…
Would knowledge of God's existence interfere with our ability to make morally significant choices? Insights from the cognitive science of religion
New APPS: Art, Politics, Philosophy, Science,
Although over half the world' population are theists (according to Pew survey results), God's existence isn't an obvious fact…
Beliefs and Actions
Kids Prefer Cheese,
Does belief in a compassionate god increase murder rates?
Epiphenom,
Azim Shariff, who's now at the University of Oregon in the USA, has taken a look at how belief in heaven and hell relates to…
Is the Devil a Great Cop? Belief in Hell Associated With Low National Crime Rates
Discoblog,
An illustration of hell from the 12th-century…
Is the Devil a Great Cop? Belief in Hell Associated With Low National Crime Rates
Discoblog,
An illustration of hell from the 12th-century…
National Traits and the Ecological Fallacy
It's A Stat Life,
This article caught my eye, headlined "Why criminals believe in heaven." [The Daily Mail's 'Science' and 'Health' pages are an…
Let’s get rid of Heaven, Hell is what we need! (?)
Practical Ethics,
In the beginning of this week, PLoS ONE published an interesting article suggesting that a country’s crime rates depend on the…
Let’s get rid of Heaven, Hell is what we need!(?)
Practical Ethics,
In the beginning of this week, PLoS ONE published an interesting article suggesting that a country’s crime rates depend on the…