Quotes about Teapots

[dimpet]

"If I were to suggest that between the Earth and Mars there is a china teapot revolving about the sun in an elliptical orbit, nobody would be able to disprove my assertion provided I were careful to add that the teapot is too small to be revealed even by our most powerful telescopes. But if I were to go on to say that, since my assertion cannot be

Comments

[little_chap]

I see where you're coming from, but that teapot idea seems almost as bizarre as the idea that people in Derry are knee-capping each other over the anunciation. Resources start wars... not religion. You know those studies I told you about on percieved crime... I think someone should do some on perceived faith, you know... how religious educated people perceive uneducated people to be. That would be interesting. Anyhoo... I'd still believe you if you told me there was a teapot in space, I'd assume it fell out of a spaceship. Stuff's always falling out of my bag.

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[dimpet]

Yes resources start wars but religion keeps the masses fighting and under control.

[little_chap]

The masses eh? That's roughly what I was on about. Anyhooo... you coming round on Saturday? I've got a new saucepan.

xxxx

[dimpet]

http://www.adherents.com/loc/loc_australia.html

Religious 83.52%
Nonreligious 16.48%

I would call that a mass. It is easily a majority.

[dimpet]

http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/allnewsbydate.asp?NewsID=693

Those with no college education (82%) are more likely to believe in God than those with postgraduate education (73%).

[little_chap]

Excellent... I'm glad someone cleared that up for us. To show my appreciation, I'm not even going to click on it, let alone pick it to bits.

xxxx

[dimpet]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relationship_between_religion_and_science#The_attitudes_of_scientists_towards_religion

According to a recent survey, belief in a god that is "in intellectual and affective communication with humankind" and belief in "personal immortality" are most popular among mathematicians and least popular among biologists. In total, about 60% of scientists in the United States expressed disbelief or doubt in the existence of deities in 1996. This percentage has been fairly stable over the last 100 years. Among leading scientists defined as members of the National Academy of Sciences, 93% expressed disbelief or doubt in the existence of a personal god in 1998.[4]

[dimpet]

Another one

Views about the appropriate relationship between scripture and the law vary significantly among demographic groups. Whites overwhelmingly say the people's will should be more influential (65% to 30%), while blacks are almost evenly divided (50% say the Bible, 48% the will of the people). There also is a modest gender gap, with women (37%) more likely than men (29%) to say the Bible should be more important. Additionally, younger people and highly educated people are more likely to say that the will of the people should have greater influence.

http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?PageID=1081

[dimpet]

Looks like its pretty clear cut here

The argument is what should determine the laws the bible or people

College grad - Bible 20% People %75
Some college - Bible 30% People %66
HS graduate - Bible 38% People %58
Less than HS - Bible 46% People %47

Looks like the people that are not as educated seem to think the laws should be based on religion.