tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29128991.post6573323229970593652..comments2023-10-10T09:50:34.565-07:00Comments on Find and Ye Shall Seek: Americans, Europeans, and claiming to be religiousMystical Seekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10828225180668865911noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29128991.post-88462413484522903132010-12-26T14:27:11.438-08:002010-12-26T14:27:11.438-08:00The important part of the research, from my perspe...The important part of the research, from my perspective, was when they asked people to record their activities over a weekend, without indicating that the real purpose was to find out whether they went to church or not. When people weren't trying to present themselves as being religious (as they do when asked point blank if they went to church that weekend), but thought they were just specifying what they did over the weekend, essentially their guard was let down and they revealed what they didn't want to reveal--that they didn't go to church in the numbers they claimed when asked directly if they went to church.<br /><br />It is interesting to find out what people will tell you when they don't know what you are really getting at.Mystical Seekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10828225180668865911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29128991.post-73136063351282535942010-12-26T13:17:49.107-08:002010-12-26T13:17:49.107-08:00I question both the base assumptions and methods o...I question both the base assumptions and methods of the study in comments <a href="http://shetterly.blogspot.com/2010/12/why-do-americans-claim-to-be-more.html#comments" rel="nofollow">here</a>Joel Monkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631333436948102576noreply@blogger.com