Belief in Hell Predicts Lower Crime Rates

Read all about it here (h/t: Insty). “Supernatural punishment across nations seems to predict lower crime rates,” Shariff said. “At this stage, we can only speculate about mechanisms, but it’s possible that people who don’t believe in the possibility of punishment in the afterlife feel like they can get away with unethical behavior. There is… Read More Belief in Hell Predicts Lower Crime Rates

21 Jun 2012 AndrewLeave a comment

20 Questions For Theists, Answered

I’m a theist, so I’ll answer them: Why is the physical universe so unimaginably large? Why should it not be? More to the point, isn’t the description “unimaginably large” relative only to humans (and their imagination)? And what’s the point? Under either a materialistic or theistic explanation, the question is irrelevant: ie, the Universe is as… Read More 20 Questions For Theists, Answered

20 Jun 2012 Andrew6 Comments