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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumStudy: More Religion Means Less Scientific Innovation (Mother Jones)
Study: More Religion Means Less Scientific InnovationAre science and religion doomed to eternal "warfare," or can they just get along? Philosophers, theologians, scientists, and atheists debate this subject endlessly (and often, angrily). We hear a lot less from economists on the matter, however. But in a recent paper, Princeton economist Roland Bénabou and two colleagues unveiled a surprising finding that would at least appear to bolster the "conflict" camp: Both across countries and also across US states, higher levels of religiosity are related to lower levels of scientific innovation.
"Places with higher levels of religiosity have lower rates of scientific and technical innovation, as measured by patents per capita," comments Bénabou. He adds that the pattern persists "when controlling for differences in income per capita, population, and rates of higher education."
"Places with higher levels of religiosity have lower rates of scientific and technical innovation, as measured by patents per capita," comments Bénabou. He adds that the pattern persists "when controlling for differences in income per capita, population, and rates of higher education."
Yes. Try not to be shocked.
The religious right wants to turn us into a theocracy and opposing science is the best way to do it. What they do not understand is that they will turn us into a third world country in the process.
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Study: More Religion Means Less Scientific Innovation (Mother Jones) (Original Post)
EEO
Sep 2014
OP
Why do you even need science when you have religion? Never really understood that.
rhett o rick
Sep 2014
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rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)2. Why do you even need science when you have religion? Never really understood that.
EEO
(1,620 posts)5. That's right. Gravity is only a theory. It's really the Devil trying to suck us into Hell.
Duppers
(28,125 posts)3. "a surprising finding" ? Bwahahaaaa
Thanks for posting this.
EEO
(1,620 posts)9. NP. I also did not find it very surprising...
In other news, water is wet.
Rassah
(167 posts)4. People who take things on faith are bad at questioning things... Okay then :D
whistler162
(11,155 posts)6. Obviously true as we see from the earlier
poster to this thread.
History one of those dang things you can't get away from.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Great_Awakening
sakabatou
(42,152 posts)7. Thank you, Captain Obvious
Thor_MN
(11,843 posts)8. Less Scientific Innovation? Less thinking, period.
When the answer to to every "Why?" that leaders don't want to answer is "god's will", eventually there is no need to think.
Duppers
(28,125 posts)10. ^^^^ +1000