FUSsa-talk Mailing List: Fwd: Religiosity -- here, and there

[Robert Tapp (tappx001]

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> From: Robert Tapp <tappx001 [at] umn.edu>
> Date: January 27, 2010 8:55:17 PM EST
> To: Humanist Institute Discussion List <hidisc [at] humanistinstitute.org>
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> Tom Rees, British scientist who keep scrutinizing religions in his blog 
> Epiphenom
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>       http://bhascience.blogspot.com/
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> has published a useful article in The New Humanist.  He explores that failure 
> of secularization theories  and then compares the current alternatives with 
> data. I share his conclusion that the best predictor of religiosity is income 
> inequality.I also admire his honesty in exploring multiple variable and 
> avoiding the quick leap from correlation to causation.  I further agree with 
> him that humanists should spend more of heir attention and time changing this 
> very deep economic index rather than over-exerting ourselves with 
> anti-religion arguments. (We would also find many more allies on that route!)
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>       http://newhumanist.org.uk/2220/who-needs-god
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> Bob
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