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Religions > Atheism |
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"bwhitt" |
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05 Feb 2007 03:28:19 PM |
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Prayer Study |
Hello,
My name is Brandon Whittington and I am a graduate student in clinical
psychology at Eastern Illinois University. Under the supervision of
Dr. Steven Scher, professor of psychology at EIU, I am currently
undertaking a study for my thesis requirement that will examine if and
how prayer affects people's psychological state.
I am hoping to obtain individuals from a variety of religious
backgrounds and worldviews, including atheists and agnostics, so that
the way people from different religious orientations pray can also be
examined.
Completion of the study should take no more than thirty minutes to
complete. Your participation in this project will be greatly
appreciated as it will assist me in completing my thesis requirement
and will lead to a greater understanding about how prayer affects
people. If you have any questions regarding the study, please contact
me via email at:
To participate in this study please follow this link:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=873802691627
Thanks,
Brandon Whittington
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| User: "Ghod" |
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| Title: Re: Prayer Study |
05 Feb 2007 04:07:25 PM |
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"bwhitt" <brandon.whittington@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1170710899.852495.240880@v33g2000cwv.googlegroups.com...
Hello,
My name is ***** Whittington....
I am hoping to obtain individuals from a variety of religious
backgrounds and worldviews, including atheists and agnostics, so
that
the way people from different religious orientations pray can also
be
examined.
*Ahem* What ever gave you the impression that atheists pray?
Who/what would we pray TO? I predict low marks for this project.
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| User: "Steve O" |
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| Title: Re: Prayer Study |
05 Feb 2007 03:38:29 PM |
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"bwhitt" <brandon.whittington@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1170710899.852495.240880@v33g2000cwv.googlegroups.com...
Hello,
My name is Brandon Whittington and I am a graduate student in clinical
psychology at Eastern Illinois University. Under the supervision of
Dr. Steven Scher, professor of psychology at EIU, I am currently
undertaking a study for my thesis requirement that will examine if and
how prayer affects people's psychological state.
I am hoping to obtain individuals from a variety of religious
backgrounds and worldviews, including atheists and agnostics, so that
the way people from different religious orientations pray can also be
examined.
Completion of the study should take no more than thirty minutes to
complete. Your participation in this project will be greatly
appreciated as it will assist me in completing my thesis requirement
and will lead to a greater understanding about how prayer affects
people. If you have any questions regarding the study, please contact
me via email at:
To participate in this study please follow this link:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=873802691627
Thanks,
Brandon Whittington
Brandon, on question #35, you spelt atheist as "athiest".
If you want to have any hope at all of graduating, please learn the correct
spelling.
--
Steve O
a.a. #2240 (Apatheist Chapter)
B.A.A.W.A.
"Faith doesn't move mountains - it levels buildings" - anon.
"The Universe isn't about us." - Carl Sagan
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| User: "Conspiracy of Doves" |
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| Title: Re: Prayer Study |
05 Feb 2007 03:52:28 PM |
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On Feb 5, 4:38 pm, "Steve O" <spamh...@nowhere.com> wrote:
"bwhitt" <brandon.whitting...@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1170710899.852495.240880@v33g2000cwv.googlegroups.com...
Hello,
My name is Brandon Whittington and I am a graduate student in clinical
psychology at Eastern Illinois University. Under the supervision of
Dr. Steven Scher, professor of psychology at EIU, I am currently
undertaking a study for my thesis requirement that will examine if and
how prayer affects people's psychological state.
I am hoping to obtain individuals from a variety of religious
backgrounds and worldviews, including atheists and agnostics, so that
the way people from different religious orientations pray can also be
examined.
Completion of the study should take no more than thirty minutes to
complete. Your participation in this project will be greatly
appreciated as it will assist me in completing my thesis requirement
and will lead to a greater understanding about how prayer affects
people. If you have any questions regarding the study, please contact
me via email at:
To participate in this study please follow this link:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=873802691627
Thanks,
Brandon Whittington
Brandon, on question #35, you spelt atheist as "athiest".
If you want to have any hope at all of graduating, please learn the correct
spelling.
Not to mention if he wants to have any hope of being taken seriously
in an atheist newsgroup.
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| User: "christian in a foxhole" |
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| Title: Re: Prayer Study |
09 Feb 2007 01:46:09 PM |
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On Feb 5, 4:52 pm, "Conspiracy of Doves" <mark_d...@yahoo.com> wrote:
On Feb 5, 4:38 pm, "Steve O" <spamh...@nowhere.com> wrote:
"bwhitt" <brandon.whitting...@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1170710899.852495.240880@v33g2000cwv.googlegroups.com...
Hello,
My name is Brandon Whittington and I am a graduate student in clinical
psychology at Eastern Illinois University. Under the supervision of
Dr. Steven Scher, professor of psychology at EIU, I am currently
undertaking a study for my thesis requirement that will examine if and
how prayer affects people's psychological state.
I am hoping to obtain individuals from a variety of religious
backgrounds and worldviews, including atheists and agnostics, so that
the way people from different religious orientations pray can also be
examined.
Completion of the study should take no more than thirty minutes to
complete. Your participation in this project will be greatly
appreciated as it will assist me in completing my thesis requirement
and will lead to a greater understanding about how prayer affects
people. If you have any questions regarding the study, please contact
me via email at:
To participate in this study please follow this link:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=873802691627
Thanks,
Brandon Whittington
Brandon, on question #35, you spelt atheist as "athiest".
If you want to have any hope at all of graduating, please learn the correct
spelling.
Not to mention if he wants to have any hope of being taken seriously
in an atheist newsgroup.
Bwhitt might be an atheist, you know.
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| User: "Steve O" |
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| Title: Re: Prayer Study |
09 Feb 2007 02:40:41 PM |
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"christian in a foxhole" <chrisa1981@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1171050368.924933.287140@l53g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
On Feb 5, 4:52 pm, "Conspiracy of Doves" <mark_d...@yahoo.com> wrote:
On Feb 5, 4:38 pm, "Steve O" <spamh...@nowhere.com> wrote:
"bwhitt" <brandon.whitting...@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1170710899.852495.240880@v33g2000cwv.googlegroups.com...
Hello,
My name is Brandon Whittington and I am a graduate student in
clinical
psychology at Eastern Illinois University. Under the supervision of
Dr. Steven Scher, professor of psychology at EIU, I am currently
undertaking a study for my thesis requirement that will examine if
and
how prayer affects people's psychological state.
I am hoping to obtain individuals from a variety of religious
backgrounds and worldviews, including atheists and agnostics, so that
the way people from different religious orientations pray can also be
examined.
Completion of the study should take no more than thirty minutes to
complete. Your participation in this project will be greatly
appreciated as it will assist me in completing my thesis requirement
and will lead to a greater understanding about how prayer affects
people. If you have any questions regarding the study, please contact
me via email at:
To participate in this study please follow this link:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=873802691627
Thanks,
Brandon Whittington
Brandon, on question #35, you spelt atheist as "athiest".
If you want to have any hope at all of graduating, please learn the
correct
spelling.
Not to mention if he wants to have any hope of being taken seriously
in an atheist newsgroup.
Bwhitt might be an atheist, you know.
I have noticed that in general, people who misspell atheist, usually aren't
one.
--
Steve O
a.a. #2240 (Apatheist Chapter)
B.A.A.W.A.
"Faith doesn't move mountains - it levels buildings" - anon.
"The Universe isn't about us." - Carl Sagan
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| User: "Geoff" |
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| Title: Re: Prayer Study |
05 Feb 2007 04:10:37 PM |
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"bwhitt" <brandon.whittington@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1170710899.852495.240880@v33g2000cwv.googlegroups.com...
Hello,
My name is Brandon Whittington and I am a graduate student in clinical
psychology at Eastern Illinois University. Under the supervision of
Dr. Steven Scher, professor of psychology at EIU, I am currently
undertaking a study for my thesis requirement that will examine if and
how prayer affects people's psychological state.
Which are you considering? How prayer affects the psychological state of the
praying or the prayed for? If its the latter and you find a correlation,
don't forget to go to JREF and pick up your $1 million. If it's the former,
that would be interesting and I would love to see how you gauge
psychological state.
I am hoping to obtain individuals from a variety of religious
backgrounds and worldviews, including atheists and agnostics, so that
the way people from different religious orientations pray can also be
examined.
I can't speak for all atheists and agnostics, but this atheist doesn't pray
at all.
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| User: "Michael Gray" |
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| Title: Re: Prayer Study |
05 Feb 2007 07:19:57 PM |
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On 5 Feb 2007 13:28:19 -0800, "bwhitt" <brandon.whittington@gmail.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <1170710899.852495.240880@v33g2000cwv.googlegroups.com>
Hello,
My name is Brandon Whittington and I am a graduate student in clinical
psychology at Eastern Illinois University. Under the supervision of
Dr. Steven Scher, professor of psychology at EIU, I am currently
undertaking a study for my thesis requirement that will examine if and
how prayer affects people's psychological state.
I am hoping to obtain individuals from a variety of religious
backgrounds and worldviews, including atheists and agnostics, so that
the way people from different religious orientations pray can also be
examined.
Completion of the study should take no more than thirty minutes to
complete. Your participation in this project will be greatly
appreciated as it will assist me in completing my thesis requirement
and will lead to a greater understanding about how prayer affects
people. If you have any questions regarding the study, please contact
me via email at:
To participate in this study please follow this link:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=873802691627
Thanks,
Brandon Whittington
"Athiests" (sic) do not pray.
I sincerely hope that you do not get a pass on this silly presumptive
assignment, for lack of preparation, and poor spelling.
I, for one, have been sufficiently "put off" by your obviously
ignorant approach, and will not be participating in your pointless
exercise.
--
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| User: "Stephen Knight" |
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| Title: Re: Prayer Study |
05 Feb 2007 10:29:51 PM |
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On 5 Feb 2007 13:28:19 -0800, "bwhitt" <brandon.whittington@gmail.com>
wrote:
I am hoping to obtain individuals from a variety of religious
backgrounds and worldviews, including atheists and agnostics, so that
the way people from different religious orientations pray can also be
examined.
I can't believe my tax dollars are being squandered by morons in
universities that think superstitious wishing is even worth
investigation.
Personally, the money spent would be better use to determine the
universal question... Ginger or Mary Ann....?
I'm the Warlord and... admittedly.. a sexual Tyrannosaurus. Ginger
is experienced and Mary Ann is... innocent.. in very tight jeans...
It's a male enigma. You can't even use the beer qualifier.
Warlord Steve
BAAWA
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| User: "christian in a foxhole" |
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| Title: Re: Prayer Study |
09 Feb 2007 01:39:12 PM |
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On Feb 5, 11:29 pm, Stephen Knight <wool...@comcast.net> wrote:
On 5 Feb 2007 13:28:19 -0800, "bwhitt" <brandon.whitting...@gmail.com>
wrote:
I am hoping to obtain individuals from a variety of religious
backgrounds and worldviews, including atheists and agnostics, so that
the way people from different religious orientations pray can also be
examined.
I can't believe my tax dollars are being squandered by morons in
universities that think superstitious wishing is even worth
investigation.
It is just research.
Some university professors even come here to do research on you.
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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| Title: Re: Prayer Study |
09 Feb 2007 02:56:35 PM |
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"christian in a foxhole" <chrisa1981@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1171049952.175293.28460@v45g2000cwv.googlegroups.com...
On Feb 5, 11:29 pm, Stephen Knight <wool...@comcast.net> wrote:
On 5 Feb 2007 13:28:19 -0800, "bwhitt" <brandon.whitting...@gmail.com>
wrote:
I am hoping to obtain individuals from a variety of religious
backgrounds and worldviews, including atheists and agnostics, so that
the way people from different religious orientations pray can also be
examined.
I can't believe my tax dollars are being squandered by morons in
universities that think superstitious wishing is even worth
investigation.
It is just research.
Some university professors even come here to do research on you.
Some fucking morons even come here to spew lies.
--
Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
BAAWA Knight!
#1557
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| User: "Michael Gray" |
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| Title: Re: Prayer Study |
06 Feb 2007 03:38:33 AM |
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On Mon, 05 Feb 2007 20:29:51 -0800, Stephen Knight
<wooly51@comcast.net> wrote:
- Refer: <ab0gs2lu11docsln8ip2djpce3q3aonlno@4ax.com>
On 5 Feb 2007 13:28:19 -0800, "bwhitt" <brandon.whittington@gmail.com>
wrote:
I am hoping to obtain individuals from a variety of religious
backgrounds and worldviews, including atheists and agnostics, so that
the way people from different religious orientations pray can also be
examined.
I can't believe my tax dollars are being squandered by morons in
universities that think superstitious wishing is even worth
investigation.
Personally, the money spent would be better use to determine the
universal question... Ginger or Mary Ann....?
Both.
I'm the Warlord and... admittedly.. a sexual Tyrannosaurus. Ginger
is experienced and Mary Ann is... innocent.. in very tight jeans...
Oohh! :)
It's a male enigma. You can't even use the beer qualifier.
Beer...
Donuts...
Girls!
Now that's how a REAL survey should be!
--
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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| Title: Re: Prayer Study |
06 Feb 2007 09:44:16 AM |
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"Michael Gray" <mikegray@newsguy.com> wrote in message
news:a1jgs2tb4kj290scehaiop1oc4g49nr48e@4ax.com...
On Mon, 05 Feb 2007 20:29:51 -0800, Stephen Knight
<wooly51@comcast.net> wrote:
- Refer: <ab0gs2lu11docsln8ip2djpce3q3aonlno@4ax.com>
On 5 Feb 2007 13:28:19 -0800, "bwhitt" <brandon.whittington@gmail.com>
wrote:
I am hoping to obtain individuals from a variety of religious
backgrounds and worldviews, including atheists and agnostics, so that
the way people from different religious orientations pray can also be
examined.
I can't believe my tax dollars are being squandered by morons in
universities that think superstitious wishing is even worth
investigation.
Personally, the money spent would be better use to determine the
universal question... Ginger or Mary Ann....?
Both.
I'm the Warlord and... admittedly.. a sexual Tyrannosaurus. Ginger
is experienced and Mary Ann is... innocent.. in very tight jeans...
Oohh! :)
It's a male enigma. You can't even use the beer qualifier.
Beer...
Donuts...
Girls!
Now that's how a REAL survey should be!
Oy vey <shakes head sadly>
--
Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
BAAWA Knight!
#1557
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| User: "Ben Kaufman" |
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| Title: Re: Prayer Study |
05 Feb 2007 09:49:43 PM |
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On 5 Feb 2007 13:28:19 -0800, "bwhitt" <brandon.whittington@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello,
My name is Brandon Whittington and I am a graduate student in clinical
psychology at Eastern Illinois University. Under the supervision of
Dr. Steven Scher, professor of psychology at EIU, I am currently
undertaking a study for my thesis requirement that will examine if and
how prayer affects people's psychological state.
I am hoping to obtain individuals from a variety of religious
backgrounds and worldviews, including atheists and agnostics, so that
the way people from different religious orientations pray can also be
examined.
Uh, do you understand what an atheist is? They don't pray to gods.
It's analogous to giving a check off for Jewish and then proceeding to ask 50
questions about Christ.
Ben
<SNIP>
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| User: "Chris Johnson" |
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| Title: Re: Prayer Study |
05 Feb 2007 06:21:07 PM |
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On Feb 5, 3:28 pm, "bwhitt" <brandon.whitting...@gmail.com> wrote:
<snip>
To participate in this study please follow this link:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=873802691627
I'm sorry. I refuse to participate in such poorly conducted studies.
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| User: "Michael Gray" |
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| Title: Re: Prayer Study |
06 Feb 2007 03:35:28 AM |
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On 5 Feb 2007 16:21:07 -0800, "Chris Johnson" <effigies@gmail.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <1170721267.674846.293720@s48g2000cws.googlegroups.com>
On Feb 5, 3:28 pm, "bwhitt" <brandon.whitting...@gmail.com> wrote:
<snip>
To participate in this study please follow this link:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=873802691627
I'm sorry. I refuse to participate in such poorly conducted studies.
I do hope that he gets failed for this truly abysmal effort.
It's so very bad, one would be forgiven for assuming that he was
attending a liberal arts course at a fake University, such as Liberty.
--
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| User: "Chris Johnson" |
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| Title: Re: Prayer Study |
06 Feb 2007 09:12:42 AM |
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On Feb 6, 3:35 am, Michael Gray <mikeg...@newsguy.com> wrote:
On 5 Feb 2007 16:21:07 -0800, "Chris Johnson" <effig...@gmail.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <1170721267.674846.293...@s48g2000cws.googlegroups.com>
On Feb 5, 3:28 pm, "bwhitt" <brandon.whitting...@gmail.com> wrote:
<snip>
To participate in this study please follow this link:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=873802691627
I'm sorry. I refuse to participate in such poorly conducted studies.
I do hope that he gets failed for this truly abysmal effort.
The page required Javascript, so I didn't even get to see how bad the
questions were. I was simply objecting to an internet quiz, posted on
Usenet, ostensibly to be used for research.
It's so very bad, one would be forgiven for assuming that he was
attending a liberal arts course at a fake University, such as Liberty.
Actually he's at Eastern Illinois University which appears to be
another one of the countless teacher's colleges that grew into a
mediocre state university.
How a grad student *anywhere* could pull this stunt and get away with
it is beyond me. Apparently clinical psychologists are exempt from
standards of rigor.
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| User: "Christopher A.Lee" |
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| Title: Re: Prayer Study |
06 Feb 2007 09:26:02 AM |
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On 6 Feb 2007 07:12:42 -0800, "Chris Johnson" <effigies@gmail.com>
wrote:
On Feb 6, 3:35 am, Michael Gray <mikeg...@newsguy.com> wrote:
On 5 Feb 2007 16:21:07 -0800, "Chris Johnson" <effig...@gmail.com>
wrote:
- Refer: <1170721267.674846.293...@s48g2000cws.googlegroups.com>
On Feb 5, 3:28 pm, "bwhitt" <brandon.whitting...@gmail.com> wrote:
<snip>
To participate in this study please follow this link:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=873802691627
I'm sorry. I refuse to participate in such poorly conducted studies.
I do hope that he gets failed for this truly abysmal effort.
The page required Javascript, so I didn't even get to see how bad the
questions were. I was simply objecting to an internet quiz, posted on
Usenet, ostensibly to be used for research.
None of them are. They're looking for names and ids to push whatever
it is the "survey" is about.
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| User: "Hatter" |
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| Title: Re: Prayer Study |
06 Feb 2007 09:21:32 AM |
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On Feb 6, 10:12 am, "Chris Johnson" <effig...@gmail.com> wrote:
Actually he's at Eastern Illinois University which appears to be
another one of the countless teacher's colleges that grew into a
mediocre state university.
Hey, I graduated from one of them. Best I could afford.
How a grad student *anywhere* could pull this stunt and get away with
it is beyond me. Apparently clinical psychologists are exempt from
standards of rigor.
Clinical Psychologist aren't above such standards, but from my
experience in TSU, experimental psych is not.
Hatter
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| User: "" |
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05 Feb 2007 05:20:20 PM |
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On Feb 5, 4:28 pm, "bwhitt" <brandon.whitting...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello,
My name is Brandon Whittington and I am a graduate student in clinical
psychology at Eastern Illinois University. Under the supervision of
Dr. Steven Scher, professor of psychology at EIU, I am currently
undertaking a study for my thesis requirement that will examine if and
how prayer affects people's psychological state.
I am hoping to obtain individuals from a variety of religious
backgrounds and worldviews, including atheists and agnostics, so that
the way people from different religious orientations pray can also be
examined.
A little research beforehand should have shown that atheists do not
pray (except perhaps for Buddist meditation).
Completion of the study should take no more than thirty minutes to
complete. Your participation in this project will be greatly
appreciated as it will assist me in completing my thesis requirement
and will lead to a greater understanding about how prayer affects
people.
I usually tell people who advocate prayer that they should pray in one
hand, deficate in the other, and witness which hand fills up first.
-Panama Floyd, Atlanta
aa#2015, Member Knights of BAAWA!
EAC Martian Commander
Plonked by Kadaitcha Man Sept 06
"..the prayer cloth of one aeon is the doormat of the next."
-Mark Twain
Religious societies are *less* moral than secular ones:
http://moses.creighton.edu/JRS/2005/2005-11.html
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| User: "Liz" |
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| Title: Re: Prayer Study |
05 Feb 2007 06:15:53 PM |
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On 5 Feb 2007 15:20:20 -0800, in news message
<1170717620.928506.46720@j27g2000cwj.googlegroups.com> wrote:
On Feb 5, 4:28 pm, "bwhitt" <brandon.whitting...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello,
[----]
Completion of the study should take no more than thirty minutes to
complete. Your participation in this project will be greatly
appreciated as it will assist me in completing my thesis requirement
and will lead to a greater understanding about how prayer affects
people.
I usually tell people who advocate prayer that they should pray in one
hand, deficate in the other, and witness which hand fills up first.
Latex gloves here! Getcher latex gloves here.
Überwench #658 Now a *real* atheist!
Dame Liz the Undaunted Ath.D BAAWA
Charter Member of SMASH
and Queen of the known universe
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| User: "Michael Gray" |
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| Title: Re: Prayer Study |
06 Feb 2007 03:33:43 AM |
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On Mon, 05 Feb 2007 19:15:53 -0500, Liz <ehuth1@donotspam.com> wrote:
- Refer: <k2ifs2lhqok6vapv6o6f9k0na4rd0sc7fs@4ax.com>
On 5 Feb 2007 15:20:20 -0800, in news message
<1170717620.928506.46720@j27g2000cwj.googlegroups.com> wrote:
On Feb 5, 4:28 pm, "bwhitt" <brandon.whitting...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello,
[----]
Completion of the study should take no more than thirty minutes to
complete. Your participation in this project will be greatly
appreciated as it will assist me in completing my thesis requirement
and will lead to a greater understanding about how prayer affects
people.
I usually tell people who advocate prayer that they should pray in one
hand, deficate in the other, and witness which hand fills up first.
Latex gloves here! Getcher latex gloves here.
Cleanup in Aisle Five!
--
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| User: "Pastor Kutchie, ordained atheist minister" |
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05 Feb 2007 04:57:40 PM |
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On Feb 5, 9:28 pm, "bwhitt" <brandon.whitting...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello,
My name is Brandon Whittington and I am a graduate student in clinical
psychology at Eastern Illinois University. Under the supervision of
Dr. Steven Scher, professor of psychology at EIU, I am currently
undertaking a study for my thesis requirement that will examine if and
how prayer affects people's psychological state.
I am hoping to obtain individuals from a variety of religious
backgrounds and worldviews, including atheists and agnostics, so that
the way people from different religious orientations pray can also be
examined.
Completion of the study should take no more than thirty minutes to
complete. Your participation in this project will be greatly
appreciated as it will assist me in completing my thesis requirement
and will lead to a greater understanding about how prayer affects
people. If you have any questions regarding the study, please contact
me via email at:
To participate in this study please follow this link:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=873802691627
Thanks,
Brandon Whittington
I'm curious.
How does the research you are conducting relate specifically to
clinical psychology?
When assessing the psychological effects of prayer, exactly how are
you devising your methodology? What system of metrics are you using to
define and measure these psychological effects?
What steps have you taken to minimise the extent to which your
research is subject to pre-assumptions?
Define "worldview".
How have you defined the distinction between religious belief and
religious background? How is this shown in your research methodology?
How have you defined the terms "atheist" and "agnostic"?
In what way do you anticipate the study of the effect of prayer may
advance the development of the notoriously loose academic discipline
of psychology into new realms of understanding?
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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| Title: Re: Prayer Study |
05 Feb 2007 08:38:48 PM |
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On Mon, 05 Feb 2007 13:28:19 -0800, bwhitt wrote:
Hello,
My name is Brandon Whittington and I am a graduate student in clinical
psychology at Eastern Illinois University. Under the supervision of
Dr. Steven Scher, professor of psychology at EIU, I am currently
undertaking a study for my thesis requirement that will examine if and
how prayer affects people's psychological state.
I am hoping to obtain individuals from a variety of religious
backgrounds and worldviews, including atheists and agnostics, so that
the way people from different religious orientations pray can also be
examined.
Sorry. Went through a few pages and it's pretty pointless for an atheist
to bother with it. Questions about a "relationship with god" make no sense
for someone who doesn't believe in any gods.
Also, I signed up as a 37 year old married black woman. In short, web
"surveys" are a crock and no professor at any decent university should
accept such nonsense.
--
Mark K. Bilbo a.a. #1423
EAC Department of Linguistic Subversion
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"Come to think of it, there are already a million monkeys
on a million typewriters, and the Usenet is NOTHING
like Shakespeare!" - Blair Houghton
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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| Title: Re: Prayer Study |
06 Feb 2007 09:43:36 AM |
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"Mark K. Bilbo" <gmail@com.mkbilbo> wrote in message
news:S7-dnf6dTOWld1rYnZ2dnUVZ_hzinZ2d@giganews.com...
On Mon, 05 Feb 2007 13:28:19 -0800, bwhitt wrote:
Hello,
My name is Brandon Whittington and I am a graduate student in clinical
psychology at Eastern Illinois University. Under the supervision of
Dr. Steven Scher, professor of psychology at EIU, I am currently
undertaking a study for my thesis requirement that will examine if and
how prayer affects people's psychological state.
I am hoping to obtain individuals from a variety of religious
backgrounds and worldviews, including atheists and agnostics, so that
the way people from different religious orientations pray can also be
examined.
Sorry. Went through a few pages and it's pretty pointless for an atheist
to bother with it. Questions about a "relationship with god" make no sense
for someone who doesn't believe in any gods.
Also, I signed up as a 37 year old married black woman.
You mean, you're not?!? <GASP!>
--
Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
BAAWA Knight!
#1557
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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| Title: Re: Prayer Study |
06 Feb 2007 06:52:00 PM |
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On Tue, 06 Feb 2007 10:43:36 -0500, Robibnikoff wrote:
"Mark K. Bilbo" <gmail@com.mkbilbo> wrote in message
news:S7-dnf6dTOWld1rYnZ2dnUVZ_hzinZ2d@giganews.com...
On Mon, 05 Feb 2007 13:28:19 -0800, bwhitt wrote:
Hello,
My name is Brandon Whittington and I am a graduate student in clinical
psychology at Eastern Illinois University. Under the supervision of
Dr. Steven Scher, professor of psychology at EIU, I am currently
undertaking a study for my thesis requirement that will examine if and
how prayer affects people's psychological state.
I am hoping to obtain individuals from a variety of religious
backgrounds and worldviews, including atheists and agnostics, so that
the way people from different religious orientations pray can also be
examined.
Sorry. Went through a few pages and it's pretty pointless for an atheist
to bother with it. Questions about a "relationship with god" make no sense
for someone who doesn't believe in any gods.
Also, I signed up as a 37 year old married black woman.
You mean, you're not?!? <GASP!>
Only Friday nights. You know that!
--
Mark K. Bilbo a.a. #1423
EAC Department of Linguistic Subversion
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"As a result of the war, corporations have been enthroned
and an era of corruption in high places will follow, and
the money power of the country will endeavor to prolong
its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until
all wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic
is destroyed. I feel at this moment more anxiety than ever
before, even in the midst of war. God grant that my suspicions
may prove groundless." - Abraham Lincoln
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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| Title: Re: Prayer Study |
07 Feb 2007 10:25:31 AM |
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"Mark K. Bilbo" <gmail@com.mkbilbo> wrote in message
news:Y_6dnRZiUbktv1TYnZ2dnUVZ_tfinZ2d@giganews.com...
On Tue, 06 Feb 2007 10:43:36 -0500, Robibnikoff wrote:
"Mark K. Bilbo" <gmail@com.mkbilbo> wrote in message
news:S7-dnf6dTOWld1rYnZ2dnUVZ_hzinZ2d@giganews.com...
On Mon, 05 Feb 2007 13:28:19 -0800, bwhitt wrote:
Hello,
My name is Brandon Whittington and I am a graduate student in clinical
psychology at Eastern Illinois University. Under the supervision of
Dr. Steven Scher, professor of psychology at EIU, I am currently
undertaking a study for my thesis requirement that will examine if and
how prayer affects people's psychological state.
I am hoping to obtain individuals from a variety of religious
backgrounds and worldviews, including atheists and agnostics, so that
the way people from different religious orientations pray can also be
examined.
Sorry. Went through a few pages and it's pretty pointless for an atheist
to bother with it. Questions about a "relationship with god" make no
sense
for someone who doesn't believe in any gods.
Also, I signed up as a 37 year old married black woman.
You mean, you're not?!? <GASP!>
Only Friday nights. You know that!
True 'dat! :)
--
Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
BAAWA Knight!
#1557
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| User: "Michael Gray" |
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| Title: Re: Prayer Study |
06 Feb 2007 03:36:23 AM |
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On Mon, 05 Feb 2007 20:38:48 -0600, "Mark K. Bilbo"
<gmail@com.mkbilbo> wrote:
- Refer: <S7-dnf6dTOWld1rYnZ2dnUVZ_hzinZ2d@giganews.com>
On Mon, 05 Feb 2007 13:28:19 -0800, bwhitt wrote:
Hello,
My name is Brandon Whittington and I am a graduate student in clinical
psychology at Eastern Illinois University. Under the supervision of
Dr. Steven Scher, professor of psychology at EIU, I am currently
undertaking a study for my thesis requirement that will examine if and
how prayer affects people's psychological state.
I am hoping to obtain individuals from a variety of religious
backgrounds and worldviews, including atheists and agnostics, so that
the way people from different religious orientations pray can also be
examined.
Sorry. Went through a few pages and it's pretty pointless for an atheist
to bother with it. Questions about a "relationship with god" make no sense
for someone who doesn't believe in any gods.
Also, I signed up as a 37 year old married black woman. In short, web
"surveys" are a crock and no professor at any decent university should
accept such nonsense.
Decent University, perhaps.
Did he mention anything about Liberty College?
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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| Title: Re: Prayer Study |
05 Feb 2007 08:32:24 PM |
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On Mon, 05 Feb 2007 13:28:19 -0800, bwhitt wrote:
Hello,
My name is Brandon Whittington and I am a graduate student in clinical
psychology at Eastern Illinois University. Under the supervision of
Dr. Steven Scher, professor of psychology at EIU, I am currently
undertaking a study for my thesis requirement that will examine if and
how prayer affects people's psychological state.
I am hoping to obtain individuals from a variety of religious
backgrounds and worldviews, including atheists and agnostics, so that
the way people from different religious orientations pray can also be
examined.
Where on earth did you get the idea that atheists pray?
--
Mark K. Bilbo a.a. #1423
EAC Department of Linguistic Subversion
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"There is something feeble and a little contemptible about
a man who cannot face the perils of life without the help of
comfortable myths." - Bertrand Russell
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| User: "chibiabos" |
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| Title: Re: Prayer Study |
06 Feb 2007 10:44:46 AM |
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In article <S7-dnf-dTOUldVrYnZ2dnUVZ_hzinZ2d@giganews.com>, Mark K.
Bilbo <gmail@com.mkbilbo> wrote:
On Mon, 05 Feb 2007 13:28:19 -0800, bwhitt wrote:
Hello,
My name is Brandon Whittington and I am a graduate student in clinical
psychology at Eastern Illinois University. Under the supervision of
Dr. Steven Scher, professor of psychology at EIU, I am currently
undertaking a study for my thesis requirement that will examine if and
how prayer affects people's psychological state.
I am hoping to obtain individuals from a variety of religious
backgrounds and worldviews, including atheists and agnostics, so that
the way people from different religious orientations pray can also be
examined.
Where on earth did you get the idea that atheists pray?
I dunno. Some of us say "Oh God" a lot. Does that count?
-chib
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Member of SMASH
Sarcastic Middle-Aged Atheists with a Sense of Humor
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| User: "Lucifer" |
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| Title: Re: Prayer Study |
06 Feb 2007 12:03:27 PM |
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On Feb 6, 4:44 pm, chibiabos <chibia...@nospam.com> wrote:
In article <S7-dnf-dTOUldVrYnZ2dnUVZ_hzin...@giganews.com>, Mark K.
Bilbo <g...@com.mkbilbo> wrote:
On Mon, 05 Feb 2007 13:28:19 -0800, bwhitt wrote:
Hello,
My name is Brandon Whittington and I am a graduate student in clinical
psychology at Eastern Illinois University. Under the supervision of
Dr. Steven Scher, professor of psychology at EIU, I am currently
undertaking a study for my thesis requirement that will examine if and
how prayer affects people's psychological state.
I am hoping to obtain individuals from a variety of religious
backgrounds and worldviews, including atheists and agnostics, so that
the way people from different religious orientations pray can also be
examined.
Where on earth did you get the idea that atheists pray?
I dunno. Some of us say "Oh God" a lot. Does that count?
I'm anticipating a deeply religious experience...
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Lucifer the Unsubtle, EAC Librarian of Dark Tomes of Excessive Evil
and General Purpose Igor
The Anti-Theist, BAAWA Lowly Evilmeister and tamer of the Demon Duck
of Doom
Convicted by Earthquack
"Don't worry, I won't bite.......hard"
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