People Are Born with Religious Belief Argues New Book

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58. Like the Nazi did in regards to cold water temperature survival?

Remember we are dealing with PEOPLE, not animals and any double blind study has to do what the Nazis did in their study on Cold Water Temperature Survival, a test group who were dumped into the cold waters, and a control group who were not but otherwise given the same food, clothing and other care (Twins were idea subjects, one to go through the cold weather tests the other as the control).

Since, hopefully you reject what the Nazis did to the twins, you understand why it is hard to do a true "large scale double blind study" in this subject matter, and thus we have to use observations, In such "large scale double blind study" means handling children, as similar as they can be (Twins are ideal) in two different ways by their parents (to make sure we keep the two groups as similar treated as possible other then the subject the study is set up to test). Another way to do so is to take twins from their natural parents and give one child to one set of parents and the other to another set of parents, to make sure one is exposed to the idea being tested while the other is not (AND both sets of new parents rigidly controlled to keep difference in treatment to the children to a minimum).

Just thinking of HOW to do a "large scale double blind study" quickly show such a study, while not impossible, violates all types of rules of ethics.. Given that situation we have to use observations, as the next best way to obtain evidence. This is how the theory of Evolution was developed and how it has been able to defeat all other theories as to how animals and people became what they are (Almost impossible to do a double blind study on evolution given the time period evolution occurs, thus we rely on observation of fossils and how they changed NOT actual animals as they evolve).

Thus this author's observation are valid, but can be challenged by other observations. As to how valid are his observations we may have to wait and see, but it is in interesting point of view.