RE: Study:Strongly held incorrect beliefs often cannot be changed by disputing facts
May 22, 2014 at 5:10 am
Your link doesn't seem to be loading for me at the moment - but in any case, this isn't news and nor is it relevant to the religious any more than to others - in fact it's more relevant to other aspects of human life - political, economic, etc, than it is to religion. I once talked to an ex-AAPT salesman who had convinced himself that AAPT was the "second largest telecommunications company in Australia". I said "pfft, that would be Optus" (at the time AAPT was facing bankruptcy as well that's how long ago this was), no matter what I said I couldn't convince the fuckhead he was wrong/full of shit.
For Religion & Health see:[/b][/size] Williams & Sternthal. (2007). Spirituality, religion and health: Evidence and research directions. Med. J. Aust., 186(10), S47-S50. -LINK
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
