http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/realitybase/2008/11/26/weekly-news-roundup-thanksgiving-edition/ A blog about science, politics, and how to let each help the other without compromising them both. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:54:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/realitybase/2008/11/26/weekly-news-roundup-thanksgiving-edition/#comment-4214 Ian Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:45:33 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/realitybase/2008/11/26/weekly-news-roundup-thanksgiving-edition/#comment-4214 What is belief in aliens anyway? There's a huge difference between thinking that it's quite possible life has evolved elsewhere in the universe (most of it probably not too intelligent, just like on earth) and believing in alien spaceships zipping through the atmosphere or lizardmen infiltrating our governments. What is belief in aliens anyway? There’s a huge difference between thinking that it’s quite possible life has evolved elsewhere in the universe (most of it probably not too intelligent, just like on earth) and believing in alien spaceships zipping through the atmosphere or lizardmen infiltrating our governments.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/realitybase/2008/11/26/weekly-news-roundup-thanksgiving-edition/#comment-4135 chuko Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:49:45 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/realitybase/2008/11/26/weekly-news-roundup-thanksgiving-edition/#comment-4135 In the "Sketchy study" article, the author says that a Baylor survey of college students found an inverse correlation between religious and paranormal beliefs. A similar study in New Zealand, http://www.stuff.co.nz/asset/Beliefs.pdf , found the opposite. I wonder what the difference is between the studies, or perhaps between Americans and Kiwis. In the “Sketchy study” article, the author says that a Baylor survey of college students found an inverse correlation between religious and paranormal beliefs. A similar study in New Zealand, http://www.stuff.co.nz/asset/Beliefs.pdf , found the opposite. I wonder what the difference is between the studies, or perhaps between Americans and Kiwis.

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