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Re: Mental Disorder

Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 8:59 am
by DannyM
I don't think it's a problem since neither is an atheist site.

For what it's worth, these two links provide no such evidence. Is this what this atheist website said "proved" this negative correlation?

Re: Mental Disorder

Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 9:02 am
by Murray
the article on dawkins website went more in depth about the university of duke study, but Again Posting someting from dawkins site is a big no-no apparently, I mean I could ask one of the mods first, which is probably what I'll do since neither article really goes in as deep and awkins article does

Re: Mental Disorder

Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 9:05 am
by DannyM
Murray wrote:the article on dawkins website went more in depth about the university of duke study, but Again Posting someting from dawkins site is a big no-no apparently, I mean I could ask one of the mods first, which is probably what I'll do since neither article really goes in as deep and awkins article does
Could you post the link to me via 'pm' please, Murray? It'll save me rummaging through Dawkins' site.

Re: Mental Disorder

Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 9:05 am
by Murray
hmm... I cant even find the same article on his website any more....

Re: Mental Disorder

Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 9:09 am
by DannyM

Re: Mental Disorder

Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 9:22 am
by Murray
I sent you the actual duke professor explaining it.

Should be in your inbox

Re: Mental Disorder

Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 9:36 am
by DannyM
Murray wrote:I sent you the actual duke professor explaining it.

Should be in your inbox
Thank you, but I can't locate it from that link; just a 'flashing' page.

Re: Mental Disorder

Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 9:38 am
by Murray
strange, the link still seems to work fine on my computer.....

Re: Mental Disorder

Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 9:47 am
by DannyM
Murray wrote:strange, the link still seems to work fine on my computer.....
Where's this article then, because it is not on that page?

Re: Mental Disorder

Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 9:49 am
by DannyM
It's okay I've found it!
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Re: Mental Disorder

Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 9:50 am
by Murray
its not an article, it is an interview with the professor, its all audio, again im not sure where the article is but this is better anyway. The professor explains in depth why he believes religon shrinks the brain

Re: Mental Disorder

Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:05 am
by DannyM
http://triangle.news14.com/content/6415 ... ange-brain

David Hayward talks about 'minority groups', whether religious or irreligious - he actually stresses the point that his study's findings are not just confined to religious groups. Interesting that he labelled Protestants a "minority group". Sounds like much ado about nothing really.

Re: Mental Disorder

Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:12 am
by Murray
so pretty much all these articles on dawkins website and others are just picking and choosing parts of this mans research to suit their own point of view?

Re: Mental Disorder

Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:17 am
by DannyM
Murray wrote:so pretty much all these articles on dawkins website and others are just picking and choosing parts of this mans research to suit their own point of view?
Never! :esurprised:

Re: Mental Disorder

Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 7:21 am
by Murray
Then again, although the study was not confined to religous folk alone, It still did show that our brains "shrik" I suppose.


Fun Fact: einstein had an abnormally small brain.