(June 1, 2012 at 4:51 pm)Epimethean Wrote: LOL! Aside from having zero data to back up your initial claim, you probably have no clue about the logical fallacies you committed in even this one small piece of the turd you just laid.
Did you forget to read the thread, Epimethean? I will recap for you.
See: http://atheistforums.org/thread-13016-po...#pid291292
in response to your first link (second quotebox from the bottom) and
http://atheistforums.org/thread-13016-po...#pid290638
in response to the second link (second quotebox from the bottom again, my reply to Annik). You may also want to read around there where we actually look at real government stats which do show that irreligious are overrepresented in prison (though as Mister Agenda points out, some atheists do have a religion, and some theists have none).
Needless to say both your links are nonsense, as you already know if you took the time to investigate these claims yourself and look up reputable sources instead of barely sourced email forwards from "skeptictank" and "holysmoke" (Geez....
). The second post I link also includes actual scientific journal articles about the association between irreligion and aggression, impulsivity, etc. Of course that does not apply to religious atheists (who make up a small but significant minority) and does apply to irreligious theists.
Earlier, I linked the study which associated irreligion with psychoticism (lower values of both agreeableness/empathy and conscientiousness) but I'll link it again here since I don't want to dig that far:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/art...6900002336
So yes, I have an abundance of data to back up my own statements.
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Chosen before the creation began
Chosen to bring for your bridal adorning
Woe to the serpent and rescue to man.
Sinners, we honor your sinless perfection;
Fallen and weak, for your pity we plead;
Grand us the shield of your sovereign protection,
Measure your aid by the depth of our need.
Bend from your throne at the voice of our crying,
Bend to this earth which your footsteps have trod;
Stretch out your arms to us, living and dying,
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