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To: Brumar89 who wrote (62847)11/17/2014 8:09:25 AM
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LATEST RESEARCH STUDY REVEALS ATHEISTS FEAR THE WRATH OF GOD AS MUCH AS BELIEVERS

The heads and hearts of atheists may not be on precisely the same page, according to recently published research from Finland, which finds avowed infidels become emotionally aroused when daring God to do terrible things. The research study led by University of Helsinki psychologist Marjaana Lindeman and published in the International Journal for the Psychology of Religion stated that "skin conductance level showed that asking God to do awful things was equally stressful to atheists as it was to religious people and that atheists were more affected by God statements than by wish or offensive statements. The results imply that atheists' attitudes towards God are ambivalent in that their explicit beliefs conflict with their affective response" (Lindemana; Heywoodb; Riekkia; Makkonena).

Does this study indicated that atheism is "properly defined as a denial of the existence of God in the midst of full knowledge that the true God does indeed exist", as some philosophers and theologians have stated? Does it indicate that atheists have difficulty surrendering to the lordship of God due to pride issues?

Reference:
Marjaana Lindemana, Bethany Heywoodb, Tapani Riekkia & Tommi Makkonena . "Atheists become emotionally aroused when daring God to do terrible things." International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (2013). Available at: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10508619.2013.771991#.UZHhkqKG2Sr
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