Religious Epistemology
When it comes to religious belief there are several kinds of important epistemological questions. For example, what is the evidence for God’s existence? Are there good arguments for the existence […]
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Category Archives: Religion
On Religious Fundamentalism.
“Religious fundamentalism refers to the belief of an individual or a group of individuals in the absolute authority of a sacred religious text or teachings of a particular religious leader, […]
Humanity’s Wishful Thinking in Life & Religions, and a Skeptic’s Fallacy.
Humanity has a tendency towards what is known as wishful thinking (WT). WT is, as has been pointed out, the formation of beliefs and making decisions according to what might […]
Humans Predisposed to Believe in God.
A study on the disciplines of anthropology, psychology, and philosophy from 57 academics in 20 countries around the world suggests that thought processes are “rooted” to religious concepts. The £1.9 […]
More Educated Tend to be More Religious.
After having analyzed data from a national survey (by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago) sociologist Philip Schwadel found that people actually tend to become more […]
Women More Religious Than Men.
A study by the Pew Research Center (See LiveScience link) found women to be more religious than men. The sample size was a some 35 000 adults interviewed by the […]
Public Opinion on Religion and Science.
A study by the Pew Research Center found that there are areas of contention and conflict between science and religion among Americans, especially within the regards to life’s origins. However, […]
Atheism, agnosticism in decline while religion grows, Pew Research Center.
The following study by the Pew Research Center titled “The Future of World Religions: Population Growth Projections, 2010-2050” suggest that the fastest growing religion in the world is Islam, that Christianity […]
