tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051713021757781960.post8832121807031727850..comments2010-04-09T15:58:29.688+01:00Comments on Epiphenom: God prompts can scare us into trying to do the imp...Tomas Reeshttps://profiles.google.com/115024388411221181739noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051713021757781960.post-49822564268648265232010-04-02T03:37:14.689+01:002010-04-02T03:37:14.689+01:00That was cute Jim. Hey, an engineer who's not ...That was cute Jim. Hey, an engineer who's not afraid of making mistakes. April 1st joke- I hope. David McAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051713021757781960.post-37846836785584338402010-04-01T17:42:04.912+01:002010-04-01T17:42:04.912+01:00<i>The authors think the primes might have this ef...<i>The authors think the primes might have this effect because they made people people feel that God was watching them. Alternatively, they suggest that merely reminding people about authority figures might also do the trick.</i><br /><br />I would guess more the latter... sort of in line with the finding that getting people to affirm they will tell the truth (whether it be swearing on a Bible or just promising) makes them more likely to actually do it.<br /><br />Now, I suspect I might exhibit this effect quite strongly, but only because I would be annoyed after reading the sentences about God and religion, and so desirous to show off that I'm a Super Smart Atheist(TM). hahaha.... (But I'm sure I'm an outlier in that sense)James Sweethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17212877636980569324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1051713021757781960.post-48500296996281813272010-04-01T13:39:54.319+01:002010-04-01T13:39:54.319+01:00Interesting; it sounds like an insecure attachment...Interesting; it sounds like an insecure attachment style!Tierra Ortiz-Rodrigueznoreply@blogger.com