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In reply to the discussion: Atheists use science like believers use faith in times of stress, says study [View all]Phillip McCleod
(1,837 posts)13. yes unfortunately those wouldn't be controlled experiments.
even though the stress would be more 'real'.. there's this little thing called 'professional ethics' which prohibits psychologists from subjecting participants to any 'real' psychological stress.
an experiment involving a domestic dispute goes too far. doesn't mean we can't glean statistically data from real-life instances of such things, but it would be patently unethical to design an experiment that exposed participants to the 'real' thing. unfortunately, that kind of data is not experimental. it's not gathered under controlled conditions. any number of hidden variables come into play.
c.f. the stanford prison experiment
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_prison_experiment
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Atheists use science like believers use faith in times of stress, says study [View all]
Phillip McCleod
Jun 2013
OP
more of the usual bs trying to equate "science" with "religious faith in science."
mike_c
Jun 2013
#3
Why do you think the rowers in the high-stress group expressed a significantly stronger belief ...
Jim__
Jun 2013
#25