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  1. charlie sc

    Science cannot solve the final mystery

    Weird. Then what do you call when theists bow down in prayer and praise/give thanks to god?
  2. charlie sc

    Science cannot solve the final mystery

    So worshiping, for you, is seeing? ;) Are you sure you’re using the right word?
  3. charlie sc

    Science cannot solve the final mystery

    How exactly do atheists worship themselves or the the genius of humanity? I’d sure like to know. To give you some help, I can give you some examples of how theists worship. They pray and some of them bow down. They have rituals(depending on the religion and denomination) and thank their god(s)...
  4. charlie sc

    Should Society Ban The Abrahamic Religions And How?

    Ban, no. Religious exemption, yes. Remove those. I don’t see why an ideology, by choice, gets exemptions from tax and other special privileges.
  5. charlie sc

    Atheist becomes a Christian after 40 years

    Cool. Whatever makes him happy.
  6. charlie sc

    The studies on Muslims, so far, have shown that religiosity is associated with criminality

    Yes. It's all correlation. School commitment was similar but still significantly different, and Muslims where more disadvantaged. On average(mean) there were differences. Including reported violence, "Accordingly, 30% of Muslim adolescents but only 18% of Christian adolescents report having...
  7. charlie sc

    The studies on Muslims, so far, have shown that religiosity is associated with criminality

    Yes, though there is a correlation. Of course, correlation does not mean causation, but they may be affecting each other or being influenced by something close. For instance, obesity has been correlated with higher mortality rates. So, doctors have always assumed it's the same thing or cause...
  8. charlie sc

    The studies on Muslims, so far, have shown that religiosity is associated with criminality

    Indeed, I forgot to put in the OP that crime also correlated with some kind of perceived threat. There are so few of these studies, so I am fairly dubious drawing a strong conclusion. Noting that, the studies themselves are fairly open to many possible explanations.
  9. charlie sc

    The studies on Muslims, so far, have shown that religiosity is associated with criminality

    Let the adults talk now. Go play with some toys :)
  10. charlie sc

    The studies on Muslims, so far, have shown that religiosity is associated with criminality

    The last study in the OP measured attitudes towards extreme violence. The first two measured criminality. They all found some correlation with either extreme violence or criminality vs religiosity. If religion had no part in it, then there would be no correlation. To be fair, these are...
  11. charlie sc

    The studies on Muslims, so far, have shown that religiosity is associated with criminality

    No. From the last study in the OP, they took and analysed the data from Pew Research Centre. Pew Research Centre that performed face to face interviews. The first two were performed by them using students.
  12. charlie sc

    The studies on Muslims, so far, have shown that religiosity is associated with criminality

    I gave 3 in the OP. They're all open source. edit* sorry I misread your post. I don't have my glasses on :) Ah, ummm, I'll take a look. Though research is lacking in this field outside these studies for Muslims.
  13. charlie sc

    The studies on Muslims, so far, have shown that religiosity is associated with criminality

    Yes, I think this is explainable from my last post. Low religiosity in Christianity tends to associate more with crime. I don't think it's religion causing people to commit more crime, but it's obviously not helping, or even making things worse, if someone haphazardly believes.
  14. charlie sc

    The studies on Muslims, so far, have shown that religiosity is associated with criminality

    The two measuring criminality, combined, over 17k
  15. charlie sc

    The studies on Muslims, so far, have shown that religiosity is associated with criminality

    Yeah good observation. I didn’t even think about that
  16. charlie sc

    The studies on Muslims, so far, have shown that religiosity is associated with criminality

    Why, pl0x?
  17. charlie sc

    The studies on Muslims, so far, have shown that religiosity is associated with criminality

    And this is the perfect example why I, personally, prefer Buddhism to all other religions. Buddhism is a caring, kind, self-growth orientated and reflective ideology. When I look at the sciences for Buddhist stuff, the only stuff I find is how positive and good mindfulness is. Which, now that I...
  18. charlie sc

    The studies on Muslims, so far, have shown that religiosity is associated with criminality

    I appreciate your view, but science does not say one is better than the other. We may all have preferences and opinions, but those are irrelevant when talking about evidence. I get that you want everyone to be considered as one, but imagine you put yourself, a Jew or a Gypsy into the hands of a...
  19. charlie sc

    The studies on Muslims, so far, have shown that religiosity is associated with criminality

    I understand that religion does not do criminality and people do, but people are influenced by ideas, rituals, social circles, society, etc. As an example, after WW2, Milgram was curious why soldiers in the Nazi army could do unspeakable things and many said, in their trial, they were ordered to...
  20. charlie sc

    The studies on Muslims, so far, have shown that religiosity is associated with criminality

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