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In reply to the discussion: Atheists use science like believers use faith in times of stress, says study [View all]edhopper
(33,561 posts)20. Why this study is bullshit.
A good percentage of believers turn to God and prayer in times of stress. I don't know how many, but I imagine a well designed survey could give us a good idea. Now we are talking about people deciding to pray when they have stress, not being asked a question about their beliefs.
This study did not determine what these rowers actually think about when in stress, they gauged their response to a question they were asked. Who knows what the non-believers were doing, the study certainly didn't ask. Were they meditating, training, thinking about Kate Upton? The study is badly designed and doesn't show us that non-believers turn to science at all.
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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