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A Famous Trick-or-Treat Experiment
With Halloween just two days away, I’m armed (with candy!) and ready. This preparation has caused me to think about the behavior of kids on Halloween, and I came across an interesting research study from the 1970s. Researchers set up an experiment (designed by professor of psychology Edward Diener) in Seattle with 1352 unsuspecting Halloween…
Home Free
An “old” song by this title has come to mind several times over the past year because of the diagnosis of terminal brain cancer just over a year ago in Nathan, the son of a close friend. (My friend has given me permission to use Nathan’s name.) In fact, Nathan had three brain tumors, so…
Why People Cannot Live by an Evolutionary Worldview
Two years ago, I wrote a post about whether those with a naturalistic worldview can live according to their belief in evolution. That post was based primarily on the emotional responses of evolutionary scientists to their own children, which contradict their beliefs. It also included the fact that, like it or not, we are responsible…
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