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Critical Thinking And Beliefs

Posted in Critical Thinking, tagged , , , on April 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »

What kinds of belief are there? How can critical thinking define your beliefs?
Jeffrey Ellis writes a great article that differentiates beliefs based on faith, delusion, bias, and that based on critical thinking (hence the diagram above).
From his post:
The first thing that should immediately jump out at you is that CT-based belief does not overlap any [...]

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Feelings And Faith

Posted in Psychology, Religion, tagged , , , , on January 27, 2009 | 4 Comments »

In a controversial story that broke in Time in 2007, Mother Teresa’s secret letters confess an emptiness that troubled her in her last years:
The letters, many of them preserved against her wishes (she had requested that they be destroyed but was overruled by her church), reveal that for the last nearly half-century of her life [...]

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People React To George Carlin’s Remarks About Religion

Posted in Critical Thinking, Entertainment, Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, tagged , , , on November 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

We’ve seen George Carlin’s strong language about everything, and his remarks about religion have elicited some “critical” comments from viewers. Here are a few:

What has gotten these people all riled up? Here’s George Carlin once again:

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Carl Sagan Talks Of Wonder And Skepticism

Posted in Critical Thinking, Philosophy, Religion, Science, tagged , , , , , , , on November 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »

In one of his last public addresses, astronomer Carl Sagan discusses how his wonder about the universe was awakened by the stars and the sun. He continues on issues regarding Science, superstition, religion, faith, education, skepticism, and Humanism.
Sagan describes how science rewards those who disprove ideas, which is the ideological opposite in politics, religion and [...]

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Michael Shermer On Being Skeptical

Posted in Critical Thinking, Entertainment, Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, Science, tagged , , , , , , on November 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Why do people see the Virgin Mary on cheese sandwiches or hear demonic lyrics in “Stairway to Heaven”? Using video, images and music, professional skeptic Michael Shermer explores these and other phenomena, including UFOs and alien sightings. He offers cognitive context: In the absence of sound science, incomplete information can combine with the power of [...]

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A Letter From Hell

Posted in Psychology, Relationships, Religion, tagged , , , , on October 13, 2008 | 12 Comments »

Further to a previous discussion on religious belief due to fear here is an interesting video about fear mongering done in the name of religious faith:

Note in this case, it isn’t even sin that condemns the poor sap, just plain ignorance.
Scary, but not for the reasons the video blatantly suggests.

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Is God an Atheist?

Posted in Psychology, Religion, tagged , , , , , on October 5, 2008 | 5 Comments »

Does religion foster bad behavior, or does faith really strengthen society?
http://www.godwouldbeanatheist.com/cols2005/051113.htm
Why can’t we all be Japanese?

Religion fosters bad behavior
By © Martin Foreman
Word Count: 795 words
Publication date: November 13, 2005
Several weeks ago, a ground-breaking study on religious belief and social well-being was [...]

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Is Religious Faith a Psychological Defense Mechanism?

Posted in Psychology, Religion, tagged , , , on August 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Let us first start with the definitions: http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/faith
faith �� (fth) KEY � NOUN:

Confident belief in the truth, value, or trustworthiness of a person, idea, or thing.
Belief that does not rest on logical proof or material evidence. See Synonyms at belief, trust.
Loyalty to a person or [...]

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