(June 4, 2012 at 5:01 pm)Epimethean Wrote: But if the priests themselves are still very subject to becoming aggressive, and these are the leaders of their religion, does this not fly in the face of your suggestion that religious people are more well-adjusted, etc? The recent research suggests that priests are as likely as lay persons to rape or molest. Seems to fly against your standard.
No it does not, because as noted, that is on average. And it's not "my suggestion" it is the finding of many peer-reviewed scientific reports.
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