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117. "Atheist are 0.07% percent of the prison population"
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http://www.alternet.org/tea-party-and-right/why-atheists-make-85-percent-americas-scientists-and-07-percent-its-prison

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children exposed to religion have a hard time telling fact from fiction [View all] , RobOne4, Thu Dec-18-14 02:18 PM
 
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you only need to look at Facebook to know this
Dec 18th 2014
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First thing I thought of.
Dec 18th 2014
76
PING!
Dec 20th 2014
134
lol.
Dec 20th 2014
135
That sample size plus the age of students=not much of a study.
Dec 18th 2014
2
Ehhhhh, not buyin it.
Dec 18th 2014
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is it supposed to say hard as opposed to harder?
Dec 18th 2014
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Probably. It also reduces the chance of your kid becoming a criminal.
Dec 18th 2014
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exposure to religion?
Dec 18th 2014
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Church attendance specifically...
Dec 18th 2014
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lol
Dec 18th 2014
7
I'd love to hear more about this stat
Dec 18th 2014
8
me too.
Dec 18th 2014
36
      We know that studies are irrelevant on this board...
Dec 18th 2014
           i've been spending days studying epidemiology and biostatistics
Dec 18th 2014
49
           I know. No article or study is ever...
Dec 18th 2014
51
           its not that at all. and i dont know why you are being dismissive here
Dec 18th 2014
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                I don't know why you're being dismissive rather than
Dec 18th 2014
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                     wait, *you* bring this up, and now *i* have to get this info? wtf
Dec 18th 2014
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                          Does the original post contain the full data set and sample design?
Dec 18th 2014
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                               wait, whos asking for datasets?
Dec 18th 2014
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                                    You're not asking for that.... You've got this guys name
Dec 18th 2014
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                                         spread the joy
Dec 18th 2014
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                                         Why are you so defensive? What do you have to be mad about?
Dec 19th 2014
101
           If you're really interested, I found a pretty good paper...
Dec 18th 2014
85
           so there is no study. cool. glad we settled that
Dec 18th 2014
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                There are 273 studies.
Dec 18th 2014
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                     where are they? it must be easy to find 1
Dec 18th 2014
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                     You've got a source at a reputable university to explore if you want.
Dec 18th 2014
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                          so we should accept mediocrity as long as there's other mediocrity?
Dec 18th 2014
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                               You're right. Hold on while I go spend my Christmas money
Dec 18th 2014
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                     actually there is no study
Dec 18th 2014
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                          A+ exchange
Dec 19th 2014
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did i miss the study on this link?
Dec 18th 2014
9
http://i.imgur.com/BBCdhHc.jpg
Dec 18th 2014
14
lol
Dec 18th 2014
20
I'm Christian and even I KNOW that ain't true.
Dec 18th 2014
17
how many black men in jail are atheist/agnostic?
Dec 18th 2014
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but see:
Dec 19th 2014
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Terrible argument. Plenty of non-harmful practices staunch criminality..
Dec 20th 2014
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Thanks Obama!!!!!!!!!
Dec 18th 2014
10
Pretty Simple. Teaching kids false narratives dull critical thinking
Dec 18th 2014
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i felt this way about ppl who teach their kids santa and tooth fairy
Dec 18th 2014
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      the diff is that one aint condemning you&others to hell
Dec 18th 2014
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This is some BS.
Dec 18th 2014
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^^Bible logic^^
Dec 18th 2014
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^^No logic^^
Dec 18th 2014
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      You refuted a study with...nothing.
Dec 18th 2014
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           I'm refuting your ignorant claims.
Dec 19th 2014
109
                No, you aren't
Dec 20th 2014
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its not bs. Religious folk believe things that are not true
Dec 18th 2014
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Prove what you just said.
Dec 18th 2014
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      easy. you know that islam is wrong, correct?
Dec 18th 2014
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      Try again.
Dec 18th 2014
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           you & its cool, I know you cant answer it.
Dec 18th 2014
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                lulz
Dec 18th 2014
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                Like I thought so. KIM youn'in
Dec 19th 2014
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                     you are the one scared to answer a question a pastor should answer
Dec 19th 2014
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      there's nothing like this
Dec 18th 2014
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I don't know why this is hard to believe...
Dec 18th 2014
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Prove what you just said.
Dec 19th 2014
105
the same thing can be said about kids that age and fairy tales, or kids ...
Dec 18th 2014
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not the same, one deals with condemnation, the other gratification
Dec 18th 2014
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Saying religion only deals with condemnation is
Dec 18th 2014
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      Its not when it is the root of where your soul goes.
Dec 18th 2014
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I read my kid fairy tales. I also tell her it's make-believe
Dec 18th 2014
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Whose responsible for the A Bomb? Science or scientists?
Dec 18th 2014
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whose responsible for the crusades? religion or the religious?
Dec 18th 2014
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      the religious
Dec 19th 2014
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           but they did it in his name, just like the 'writers of the bible' so
Dec 19th 2014
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We've seen prime examples of this on this very board
Dec 18th 2014
31
Religion can be a beautiful tool which enlightens and guides
Dec 18th 2014
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atheism is not a set of beliefs-- everything you typed is wrong.
Dec 18th 2014
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I've had a huge arguments about this with people on this board
Dec 18th 2014
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it's pretty disgusting.
Dec 18th 2014
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RE: I've had a huge arguments about this with people on this board
Dec 18th 2014
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The absence of belief is not a belief.
Dec 18th 2014
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      the absence of belief in what?
Dec 18th 2014
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           ... words words words. n/m
Dec 18th 2014
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well, i believe in the church of atheism
Dec 18th 2014
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please explain what atheism is to me
Dec 18th 2014
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      you wouldn't understand.
Dec 19th 2014
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           RE: that's too bad
Dec 19th 2014
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what kind of pedestrian reasoning is this?
Dec 18th 2014
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maybe it's performance art.
Dec 18th 2014
41
perhaps this is what they call abstract thinking? hmm
Dec 18th 2014
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RE: what kind of pedestrian reasoning is this?
Dec 18th 2014
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      I don't believe in The Loch Ness Monster
Dec 18th 2014
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      that comparison is flawed
Dec 18th 2014
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           as god was invented
Dec 18th 2014
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           the idea of god would be invented in any part of the universe
Dec 18th 2014
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                im not sure if this is even true
Dec 18th 2014
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                RE: semantics
Dec 18th 2014
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                     erybody thought earth was flat, dont make it some 'innate' knowledge
Dec 18th 2014
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                          RE: that is different because it could be and was tested
Dec 18th 2014
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                               nope, i read it
Dec 18th 2014
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                                    RE: nope, i read it
Dec 18th 2014
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                                         but you can assign binary to anything & its opposite & argue that
Dec 18th 2014
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                                              the idea of god is special
Dec 18th 2014
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                we are still talking about an intangible concept, a notion, likely a myt...
Dec 19th 2014
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                     RE: No
Dec 19th 2014
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                          evoked into being by a denial of his existence? what?
Dec 20th 2014
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           n/m
Dec 18th 2014
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           Well isn't that convenient ...
Dec 18th 2014
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                RE: It is more suspicious/interesting than convinient
Dec 18th 2014
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                     I meant convenient to your argument....
Dec 18th 2014
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                          RE: have you ever wondered where the universe comes from?
Dec 18th 2014
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                               Yes I have. What's that got to do with the price of tea in China?
Dec 18th 2014
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                                    so have i
Dec 18th 2014
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      no, its built on the existence of religious people with god beliefs
Dec 18th 2014
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           RE: no, its built on the existence of religious people with god beliefs
Dec 18th 2014
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By the same token I should be enlightened by Greek or Egyptian mythology
Dec 19th 2014
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      100%
Dec 19th 2014
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Before: GTFOH After: THEY HAVE ISSUES
Dec 18th 2014
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kids exposed to atheism have hard time not being annoying d-bags (link)
Dec 18th 2014
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trueism
Dec 18th 2014
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The truth makes you a douchebag now?
Dec 18th 2014
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sure they were raised atheist?
Dec 18th 2014
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LOL!
Dec 18th 2014
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we see which household you was raised in
Dec 18th 2014
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a magazine called "Cognitive Reasoning" is dissing religion
Dec 19th 2014
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lol @ "magazine" like its on the shelf next to Maxim
Dec 19th 2014
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Children exposed to *DOGMA* at an early age have a hard time telling
Dec 19th 2014
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article has a cpl inaccuracies regarding article publication
Dec 19th 2014
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Im an atheiest who was exposed to religion - dont find that at all
Dec 19th 2014
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same here.
Dec 19th 2014
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cause people never find religion in prison...
Dec 19th 2014
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      Jail population reflects the general population
Dec 19th 2014
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      Maybe cause majority of the people in the country are believers
Dec 19th 2014
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      but you be at drake cole concerts
Dec 19th 2014
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           Who is Drake Cole?
Dec 19th 2014
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                you didnt say nothin to dispute moron
Dec 20th 2014
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                     do better.
Dec 20th 2014
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                          a grown man
Dec 20th 2014
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and kids who believe in Santa and the tooth fairy dont?
Dec 19th 2014
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why do yall want lil kids to become actuaries or whatever?
Dec 20th 2014
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Agreed. n/m
Dec 20th 2014
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Yeah because why should children enjoy childhood.
Dec 20th 2014
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religion is a necessary component of that?
Dec 20th 2014
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      My point is that this is a stupid exercise.
Dec 20th 2014
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           trying to understand human psychology is a stupid exercise?
Dec 22nd 2014
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