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  1. charlie sc

    Would you force someone to do something to save someone else?

    If you answered no to this question, here is another question: are you pro-life? If it's yes to this question, how do you reconcile your irrationality? Side note: this is about abortion ;) Pro-life vs pro-choice *edited
  2. charlie sc

    The studies on Muslims, so far, have shown that religiosity is associated with criminality

    For Christianity, religiosity has shown a negative correlation with crime. In other words, the more religious someone is, the less likely they'll commit a crime. Islam displays a different picture. There aren't many studies on Muslims, but the ones that do exist show disturbing correlations...
  3. charlie sc

    Who is more criminally dangerous: the theist or the atheist?

    The general consensus(Johnson, 2010) in science is that religiosity negatively associates with crime. In other words, the more religious the person is, the less likely they'll commit a crime or take licit drugs. These studies have been replicated in numerous countries(Brauer, 2013) with the...
  4. charlie sc

    Have you had a psychic reading and did it come true?

    From a few threads, I've noticed some people believe in psi. So, I was curious if anyone has ever been to a professional psychic and been read? If so, what was the prediction/knowledge claim the psychic gave you and did it come true? I've been once to some spiritual centre, or whatnot, with my...
  5. charlie sc

    Are you closed minded?

    Concerning god, most atheists are agnostic atheists or soft atheists. Therefore, their belief has some form of uncertainty. I, and I think other soft atheists, believe god(s) are possible, but unlikely. Contrary to this, it seems most theists are absolutely certain god(s) exist. I’ve noticed...
  6. charlie sc

    Original birth place of Islam and location of Kaaba was in Petra

    I saw this interesting documentary on ITV the other day, where this historian spent most of his life in Arabia studying Islamic history. Interestingly, it seems the origin of Islam and the Kaaba is Petra, but it was moved to Mecca after a long war. The documentary can be seen here. Interesting...
  7. charlie sc

    Does she exist?

    My girlfriend and I lived in an apartment nearby where we are at the moment. Usually, we would meet a neighbour on the way to the lift. He was a bit odd, awkward and had that sort of complainy and needy people pleasing(but fakey) attitude. Whenever we saw him, he would talk about his girlfriend...
  8. charlie sc

    Atheists outperform theists at nearly all reasoning skills

    Atheists are better at reasoning(E.G. logic problem solving) than the religious. I'm sorry agnostics, you're just bellow atheists :p A proposed explanation, from this study, why atheists tend to have high IQ than theists is that religious people are more likely to use intuitive decision making...
  9. charlie sc

    An insight into what some atheists have to consider - said the bear

    This short video describes perfectly, and quite optimistically I might add, the existential dilemma an atheist may face. I'm not sure how theists feel about it, but it would be interesting - said the bear.
  10. charlie sc

    Hypothetical scenario for a world without religion

    Imagine for a moment, a hypothetical scenario where everyone's memory of every religion disappeared and all the literature vanished. How would one find or demonstrate a certain deity exists? The reason I ask this is because science does not need previous literature to observe a phenomenon...
  11. charlie sc

    Are there any Muslims here that support apostasy should be punished?

    I noticed there are quite a few Islamic users in these forum, so I was curious if any believed in punishment, like the death penalty, for apostasy? It seems like 25 Muslim countries support the death penalty or extreme punishment for apostasy under Sharia law Laws Criminalizing Apostasy...
  12. charlie sc

    Second opinion on a philosophy paper

    If possible, can anyone who has some experience reading esoteric philosophy could you read this paper Near Death Experience and the Mind-Body Problem - Near-Death Experiences and the Mind-Body Problem I've had a discussion where nearly all meaningful conversation has broken down with Jollybear...
  13. charlie sc

    Am I Jewish?

    Weird question but I think it's valid. So, my mother is Jewish(not practising) and I consider myself an atheist. I went to a Jewish high-school for 2 years if that means anything :p Anyway, I've been told on numerous occasions that you're still Jewish as long as your mother is Jewish. This...
  14. charlie sc

    religiosity and/or strength of religious belief is associated with less intelligence

    The general scientific consensus(1) shows religiosity and the strength of religious belief is associated with less IQ. The procedure and and materials needed for these studies seem fairly simple to perform. Gather a bunch of people, have them do an IQ test, or similar, and then ask how religious...
  15. charlie sc

    Religiosity is associated with good health

    Over 3000 studies and a bunch of meta-analyses have shown a strong positive correlation with religiosity and good health. Participants had greater life satisfaction, mental health, were more resistant to disease, less likely to get depressed and tended to live longer. Some other studies show a...
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