Comments on: Attending a Weekly Atheist Gathering Improves Your GPA! http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/08/20/attending-a-weekly-atheist-gathering-improves-your-gpa/ by Hemant Mehta Mon, 28 May 2012 00:31:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: EKM http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/08/20/attending-a-weekly-atheist-gathering-improves-your-gpa/#comment-222224 EKM Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:35:26 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=4120#comment-222224 Go look on Yahoo News in the LiveScience section, and you will find an article called "<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080818/sc_livescience/monstersghostsandgodswhywebelieve;_ylt=ApR9X2_yuslONio1lIDWOo2yvtEF" rel="nofollow">Monsters, Ghosts and Gods: Why We Believe</a>". It says that a lot of people believe in paranormal phenomena because it can provide explanations for certain situations. They only relate it to religion to discuss the prevalence of paranormal belief amongst religious people. But I think the basic explanation is the same as to why people believe. Go look on Yahoo News in the LiveScience section, and you will find an article called “Monsters, Ghosts and Gods: Why We Believe“. It says that a lot of people believe in paranormal phenomena because it can provide explanations for certain situations.

They only relate it to religion to discuss the prevalence of paranormal belief amongst religious people. But I think the basic explanation is the same as to why people believe.

]]> By: Agersomnia http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/08/20/attending-a-weekly-atheist-gathering-improves-your-gpa/#comment-222217 Agersomnia Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:18:22 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=4120#comment-222217 Exactly: stronger social networks give extra support for the individual. Also, peer-support will help you with your homework... Exactly: stronger social networks give extra support for the individual. Also, peer-support will help you with your homework…

]]> By: Atheists in church | Terahertz http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2008/08/20/attending-a-weekly-atheist-gathering-improves-your-gpa/#comment-222191 Atheists in church | Terahertz Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:57:44 +0000 http://friendlyatheist.com/?p=4120#comment-222191 [...] sooner did I finish writing this as I found one more reason why some community is better than no community. « What I am and what I am not [...] [...] sooner did I finish writing this as I found one more reason why some community is better than no community. « What I am and what I am not [...]

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