Pages Tagged with #belief

Errors in Thinking: Cognitive Errors, Wishful Thinking and Sacred Truths, in the following sections:

• Errors in Thinking: Cognitive Errors, Wishful Thinking and Sacred Truths: 3.5. Sacred Truths and Dogmas (Religion)
• Errors in Thinking: Cognitive Errors, Wishful Thinking and Sacred Truths: 1.5. We Dislike Changing Our Minds: Status Quo Bias and Cognitive Dissonance
• Errors in Thinking: Cognitive Errors, Wishful Thinking and Sacred Truths: 3.1. Story Telling and Second-Hand Information
• Errors in Thinking: Cognitive Errors, Wishful Thinking and Sacred Truths: 4. The False and Conflicting Experiences of Mankind
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What Causes Religion and Superstitions?, in the following sections:

• What Causes Religion and Superstitions?: 4.1. Hidden Inner Causes
• What Causes Religion and Superstitions?: 1. Arbitrarily Inherited
• What Causes Religion and Superstitions?: 5.1. Simple Answers in a Complex and Uncertain World
• What Causes Religion and Superstitions?: 5.9. Intelligence and Suggestibility
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God's Methods of Communication: Universal Truth Versus Hebrew and Arabic, in the following sections:

• God's Methods of Communication: Universal Truth Versus Hebrew and Arabic: 1. Oral Transmission
• God's Methods of Communication: Universal Truth Versus Hebrew and Arabic: 3. Scripture, Religion and What God Wants Us to Know
• God's Methods of Communication: Universal Truth Versus Hebrew and Arabic: 4. The Existence of Contradictory Religions Tells Us That Either God is Evil or It Doesn't Care What We Believe

The False and Conflicting Experiences of Mankind: How Other Peoples' Experience Contradict Our Own Beliefs, in the following sections:

• The False and Conflicting Experiences of Mankind: How Other Peoples' Experience Contradict Our Own Beliefs: 1. Introduction
• The False and Conflicting Experiences of Mankind: How Other Peoples' Experience Contradict Our Own Beliefs: 9. Concluding: Errors in Thinking, and Preventative Steps
• The False and Conflicting Experiences of Mankind: How Other Peoples' Experience Contradict Our Own Beliefs: 5.4. Out of Body Experiences, Soul Travel and Astral Projection

Christianity: The Bible Teachings on Those Who Believe Wrongly, in the following sections:

• Christianity: The Bible Teachings on Those Who Believe Wrongly: 1. The Dangers of Worshipping the Wrong God
• Christianity: The Bible Teachings on Those Who Believe Wrongly: 2. The Dangers of Believing in God Wrongly
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Why Are There So Many Religious People? Parents, Local Culture and Inertia, in the following sections:

• Why Are There So Many Religious People? Parents, Local Culture and Inertia: 1. The Parents
• Why Are There So Many Religious People? Parents, Local Culture and Inertia: 3. Inertia
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Time to Move On: Religion Has Cost Too Much, in the following sections:

• Time to Move On: Religion Has Cost Too Much: 1.3. The Violent Defence of Religion Derives From Secret Doubt
• Time to Move On: Religion Has Cost Too Much: 3.1. Religion is Bad for Intelligence

Religion in Europe, in the following sections:

• Religion in Europe: 1. Country by Country Comparison
• Religion in Europe: 5.1. Religion in Scandinavia

Atheism and Secularism, in the following sections:

• Atheism and Secularism: 2. Which Regions of the World are Most Atheist?
• Atheism and Secularism: 6. Intellectualism and Atheism

Pascal's Wager is Safer in Reverse: Picking a Religion is Dangerous Business, in the following sections:

• Pascal's Wager is Safer in Reverse: Picking a Religion is Dangerous Business: 1.2. Be Strong and Have Doubt
• Pascal's Wager is Safer in Reverse: Picking a Religion is Dangerous Business: 3.2. The Christian Bible - Believing the Wrong Things is a Ticket to Hell

Human Story Telling: The Poor Accuracy of Oral Transmission, in the following sections:

• Human Story Telling: The Poor Accuracy of Oral Transmission: 2. Religion
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Religion as the Result of Human Mythmaking, in the following sections:

• Religion as the Result of Human Mythmaking: 2. Story Telling
• Religion as the Result of Human Mythmaking: 3. Simple Answers

Religion and Intelligence, in the following sections:

• Religion and Intelligence: 4. The Benefits and Side-Effects of Questioning Beliefs
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We Dislike Changing Our Minds: Status Quo Bias and Cognitive Dissonance, in the following sections:

• We Dislike Changing Our Minds: Status Quo Bias and Cognitive Dissonance: 2. Cognitive Dissonance
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How Religious is Each Country? Which Regions of the World are Least Religious?, in the following sections:

• How Religious is Each Country? Which Regions of the World are Least Religious?: 3. Disbelief in God
• How Religious is Each Country? Which Regions of the World are Least Religious?: 1. Which Regions of the World are Most or Least Religious

Cuba (Republic of Cuba): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Georgia (Republic of Georgia): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Gambia (Republic of The Gambia): 11. Religion and Beliefs

France (French Republic): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Ethiopia (Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Estonia (Republic of Estonia): 11. Religion and Beliefs

El Salvador (Republic of El Salvador): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Egypt (Arab Republic of Egypt): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Ecuador (Republic of Ecuador): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Germany (Federal Republic of Germany): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Czech Republic: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Guatemala (Republic of Guatemala): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Croatia (Republic of Croatia): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Republic of Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Costa Rica (Republic of Costa Rica): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Congo, (Brazzaville) (Republic of the Congo): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Colombia (Republic of Colombia): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Chile (Republic of Chile): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Chad (Republic of Chad): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Dominican Republic: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Iceland (Republic of Iceland): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Japan: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Italy (Italian Republic): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Israel (State of Israel): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Jordan (Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Kazakhstan (Republic of Kazakhstan): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Ireland: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Kenya (Republic of Kenya): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Iraq (Republic of Iraq): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Ghana (Republic of Ghana): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Indonesia (Republic of Indonesia): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Hungary (Republic of Hungary): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Botswana (Republic of Botswana): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Korea, South (Republic of Korea): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Central African Republic: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Honduras (Republic of Honduras): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Haiti (Republic of Haiti): 12. Religion and Beliefs

Guinea (Republic of Guinea): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Jamaica: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Greece (Hellenic Republic): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Iran (Islamic Republic of Iran): 11. Religion and Beliefs

The Christian Holy Bible: 3. How Would the True God Convey a Message to All?

Brunei (Negara Brunei Darussalam): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Astrology: Do Observed Positions of the Planets Influence Our Lives in Mystical Ways?: 6. Thinking Errors

Eckankar: The Religion of the Light and Sound of God, The Ancient Science of Soul Travel: 6. Soul Travel (Astral Projection)

Agnosticism

The Internet and Religion: 5. How Would A Monotheistic God Talk to Us All If Not Through a Website?

Pseudoscience and Health: The World of Alternatives (to Truth): 3.5. The Enthusiasm of Amateurs: Freethought Without Skeptical Thinking Leads to Deception

Religion, Violence, Crime and Mass Suicide: 1.2. The Role of Strange Beliefs

Souls do not Exist: Evidence from Science & Philosophy Against Mind-Body Dualism: 4.3. Out of Body Experiences (OBEs)

Albania (Republic of Albania): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Subjectivism and Phenomenology: Is Objective Truth Obtainable?: 4. Thinking Errors

Algeria (People's Democratic Republic of Algeria): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Experiences of God are Illusions, Derived from Malfunctioning Psychological Processes: 1. People Have False Experiences

God Does Not Need Prayer, Prophets, Souls, Evangelists Nor Religion: 3. Evangelism

Fundamentalism and Literalism in World Religions: 2. Why Question Beliefs? The Descent Into Uncompromising Fundamentalism

Religion in the United Kingdom: Diversity, Trends and Decline

Secularisation Theory: Will Modern Society Reject Religion? What is Secularism?: 3. Atheism

Anti-Religious Forces: Specific Factors Fuelling Secularisation: 2.6. Intelligence

The United States of America: 11. Religion and Beliefs

United Kingdom: National Successes and Social Failures: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Mass Belief and the False Consensus Effect: Everyone Believes It So It Must Be True!

Belgium (Kingdom of Belgium): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Cameroon (Republic of Cameroon): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Cambodia (Kingdom of Cambodia): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Burundi (Republic of Burundi): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Burkina Faso: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Bulgaria (Republic of Bulgaria): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Kuwait (State of Kuwait): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Brazil (Federative Republic of Brazil): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Liberia (Republic of Liberia): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Afghanistan (Islamic State of Afghanistan): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Benin (Republic of Benin): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Canada: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Belarus (Republic of Belarus): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Bangladesh (People's Republic of Bangladesh): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Azerbaijan (Republic of Azerbaijan): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Austria (Republic of Austria): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Australia (Commonwealth of Australia): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Armenia (Republic of Armenia): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Argentina (Argentine Republic): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Angola (Republic of Angola): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Bolivia (Republic of Bolivia): 11. Religion and Beliefs

United Arab Emirates (United Arab Emirates): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Syria (Syrian Arab Republic): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Finland: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Sweden: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Taiwan (Republic of China): 8. Religion and Beliefs

Zimbabwe (Republic of Zimbabwe): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Zambia (Republic of Zambia): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Yemen (Republic of Yemen): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Vietnam (Socialist Republic of Vietnam): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Denmark: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Uruguay (Oriental Republic of Uruguay): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Which are the Best Countries in Asia?: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Ukraine: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Uganda (Republic of Uganda): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Turkmenistan: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Tunisia (Tunisian Republic): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Trinidad & Tobago (Republic of Trinidad and Tobago): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Togo (Togolese Republic): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Thailand (Kingdom of Thailand): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Tanzania (United Republic of Tanzania): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Latvia (Republic of Latvia): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Uzbekistan (Republic of Uzbekistan): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Science and Religion: 4. Intelligence Acting Against Religion

Religion in India: 1. Adherents and Beliefs

Mass Education Versus Religion: 1. Religion and Intelligence

The Christian Dark Ages of Europe: 2.4. Why Question Beliefs? Dangers of Placing Ideas Beyond Doubt, and Advantages of Freethought

The Crabtree Scale of Sources: Who Can We Trust?: 0. (1/10) Anecdotes and Personal Experience

What is Skepticism and Its Values?: 1. The Problem: We are Easily Mistaken

Why do People Join New Religious Movements?: 1. Simple Answers and Meaning

Broken Toys and Magical Thinking: 1. Fixing Our Broken Toys is Often Too Difficult

Scientific Theories Must Make Way for New Evidence: 1. Errors in Thinking: Cognitive Errors, Wishful Thinking and Sacred Truths

Why are Our Memories Unreliable?: 4. Thinking Errors

Norway: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Out of Body Experiences (OBEs): Astral Projection or Soul Travelling?

Switzerland (Swiss Confederation): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Hallucinations, Sensory Deprivation and Fasting: The Physiological Causes of Religious and Mystical Experiences: 1. People Have False Experiences

Compare International Statistics by Region and Continent: 7. Religion and Beliefs

Which are the Best Countries in the Middle East?: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Which are the Best Caribbean Countries?: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Which are the Best Mediterranean Countries?: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Which are the Best Small Island Nations?: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Which are the Best Countries in The Americas?: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Which are the Best Countries in Europe?: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Which are the Best Countries in Africa?: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Simple Answers in a Complex and Uncertain World: What Causes Religion?

Mali (Republic of Mali): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Tajikistan (Republic of Tajikistan): 11. Religion and Beliefs

New Zealand: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Netherlands (Kingdom of the Netherlands): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Nepal: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Namibia (Republic of Namibia): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Mozambique (Republic of Mozambique): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Morocco (Kingdom of Morocco): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Mongolia: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Moldova (Republic of Moldova): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Niger (Republic of Niger): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Mauritania (Islamic Republic of Mauritania): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Nigeria (Federal Republic of Nigeria): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Malaysia: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Malawi (Republic of Malawi): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Madagascar (Republic of Madagascar): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Lithuania (Republic of Lithuania): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Libya (Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Religion in Pakistan: 1. Adherents and Beliefs

Lebanon (Lebanese Republic): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Scandinavia, the Crown of Civilisation:Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Laos (Lao People's Democratic Republic): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Mexico (United Mexican States): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Russia (Russian Federation): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Sri Lanka (Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka): 12. Religion and Beliefs

Spain (Kingdom of Spain): 11. Religion and Beliefs

South Africa (Republic of South Africa): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Somalia: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Slovenia (Republic of Slovenia): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Slovakia (Slovak Republic): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Singapore (Republic of Singapore): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Sierra Leone (Republic of Sierra Leone): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Senegal (Republic of Senegal): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Nicaragua (Republic of Nicaragua): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Rwanda (Republic of Rwanda): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyz Republic): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Romania: 11. Religion and Beliefs

Portugal (Portuguese Republic): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Poland (Republic of Poland): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Philippines (Republic of the Philippines): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Peru (Republic of Peru): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Paraguay (Republic of Paraguay): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Panama (Republic of Panama): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Pakistan (Islamic Republic of Pakistan): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Oman (Sultanate of Oman): 11. Religion and Beliefs

Saudi Arabia (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia): 11. Religion and Beliefs