sometimes, despite all that's transpired 'between us', i just have to give
you a big HURRAH!, Frank... this is one of those times.
cheers, ken collins
F. Frank LeFever wrote in message <7mq5bu$48b at dfw-ixnews15.ix.netcom.com>...
>In <Asoj3.775$db.166769 at news1.epix.net> "Jeffrey P. Utz, M.D."
><utzj at auhs.edu> writes:
>>>>Interestingly, people who live their lives based on their religious
>beliefs,
>>whether western religion, eastern religion, native American religion,
>or
>>atheism live longer and healthier than those who don't. This kind of
>argues
>>that people should live their lives according to their religion,
>whatever
>>that is, doesn't it?
>>>>Jeff Utz
>>>>>Just to cite the obvious (albeit not so obvious to some people): even
>if sampling and measurement methodologies are adequate to support the
>idea of this positive correlation, causal inferences are debatable.
>>Many people "get religion" in old age (cf. Sherrington?), so maybe
>living longer causes religiosity (not vice versa).
>>Calvinists looked upon their good fortune (especially if part of the
>rising bourgeoisie) as evidence that they were favored of God, which
>makes a belief in God quite easy and comfortable, so health and wealth
>may cause religiosity, not vice versa. (If life shits on someone, he is
>more likely to doubt that there is a God, exceptions to the
>contrary--e.g. Job--not withstanding.)
>>And, of course, there may be some third factor causing both religiosity
>and good health (e.g. secure middle-class middle-America home?)(or
>equivalents elsewhere).
>>re Measurement problems: I believe the normal tendency to give
>"socially acceptable" answers (which plagues ALL questionnaire and
>intterview based "research") is exacerbated when someone feels that his
>good fortune gives him a special responsibility to be a Good Example,
>causing him to exagerate the extent of his actual "faith".
>>>F. Frank LeFever, Ph.D.
>New York Neuropsychology Group
>>
