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"participants were also asked to rate how religious they were." If this was the exact wording of the question, I think they should have instead asked people to
by ppod 15y ago
"participants were also asked to rate how religious they were."
If this was the exact wording of the question, I think they should have instead asked people to rate to what extent they believe in a soul. It's not very fashionable (especially in NY) to describe oneself as 'religious', but a great many people who will tell you 'I'm not religious' still believe in souls, heaven, angels, etc.
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- pbhjpbhj 15y ago>It's not very fashionable (especially in NY) to describe oneself as 'religious' Or perhaps the people aren't very religious. I think the ambiguity your point raises is valid but that your thinking appears to be invalid. People aren't religious because they don't take part in religious activity (a religion or similar) and not because of their beliefs. Researchers that don't define key words for participants is a little shocking for me.