Paul B: Religiosity is a poor predictor of behavior (any religious studies
people on the list to provide current references?), other than the behavior
of making judgements about other people.
Jim G: If I remember next week, I can do much digging for ye (don't keep
things at home). I think you will find your claim to be somewhat refuted.
I have pointed this out before...one of the methodological problems with
surveying religious individuals and behavior is accurately assessing
religiousness.
For example, a number of studies simply use affiliational status -- in other
words, "What religion/denomination are you?"
When you examine things like "How often do you attend services" you find
that the people who answer in the affirmative more often are indeed more
likely to actually engage in that desirable behavior.
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