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"A time is coming when men will go mad, and when they see someone who is not mad, they will attack him saying, 'You are mad, you are not like us'." --- St Antony of Egypt

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Do religious people have better visual perception?

Sunday, November 16th, 2008

Not just religious people in general but, specifically, Calvinists.
New Scientist reports an intriguing study on religion and perception of physical reality. Bernhard Hommel, Head of the Cognitive Psychology Unit, University of Leiden, has found evidence that Calvinists have better visual perception skills than do atheists.  The visual acuity of 40 Calvinists and 40 [...]

Christian think tank donates to atheist bus campaign

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Christian think tank Theos has donated £50 to the atheist advertising campaign to be carried on London bendy busses.
Why would Theos do that? For one thing, the adverts will encourage people to think about God. For another, the campaign slogan ‘There’s probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life’ is so [...]

Probable atheist advertisements on London buses

Monday, October 20th, 2008

The Telegraph is reporting that “atheist” advertisements will soon appear on London buses.
Buses emblazoned with adverts declaring “there’s probably no God” will soon be travelling through the streets of London after the prominent atheist Professor Richard Dawkins agreed to help pay for them.
Excuse me, but “there’s probably no God” is not an atheist statement. [...]

John Cleese takes on scientism

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Needless to say, scientism loses.

More John Cleese podcasts here.
h/t: Reasoning Repaired via Thinking Christian.