Posted: Apr 04, 2012 6:45 pm
I'd like to apologize, Ironclad. It was me who didn't read it seems. I had only made it through the first article by Hayley, and now I understand your reply (in response to Jerome's article).
Jerome-
In summary, it seems that your proposition is that perhaps the decline of belief in religion was the cause of belief in yet another 'thing.' In your article you mention ghosts, ESP, and UFOs namely. It certainly may be true that dropping one belief opens the doors for another belief, but I'd say it's simply the tendency to accept something without evidence, a lack of critical thinking, skepticism, and rationality. Some may be born into a religion-free upbringing, but become attached to something else (such as UFOs) without being able to view assumptions, and throw them away without evidence.
Jerome-
In summary, it seems that your proposition is that perhaps the decline of belief in religion was the cause of belief in yet another 'thing.' In your article you mention ghosts, ESP, and UFOs namely. It certainly may be true that dropping one belief opens the doors for another belief, but I'd say it's simply the tendency to accept something without evidence, a lack of critical thinking, skepticism, and rationality. Some may be born into a religion-free upbringing, but become attached to something else (such as UFOs) without being able to view assumptions, and throw them away without evidence.