jim guinee wrote:
The alternative explanations for studies on spiritual beliefs and mental health are plausible, but seem typically reflexive.
It's as if some of you want to believe it's anything BUT spirituality and/or religiousness.
Just how it looks from my side of the world
Jim, surely you've noticed the general tone of skepticism on this list. In just the last couple of weeks we've had plenty of skepticism about Freud, attachment theory, extra credit, birth order effects, "language police", and the relationship between Prozac and suicide.
I don't really think that an objective look at TIPS discussions would suggest that people here believe "anything BUT spirituality and/or religiousness". Sure, this flurry of alternative explanations is "reflexive", but it's a "reflex" that comes in response to a LOT of different types of claims, and certainly not just those involving religion and spirituality. I think it's a pretty good "reflex" for psychology teachers to have.
Paul Smith Alverno College Milwaukee
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