"It seems that not being religious is a……" — Rodney Stark
"It seems that not being religious is a form of risk-taking, consistent with other patterns of short-sighted behaviour in men."
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24 Quotes by Rodney Stark
Rodney Stark has 24 quotes on this site.
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Marines I see as two breeds, Rottweilers or Dobermans, because Marines come in two varieties, big and mean, or skinny…
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Not only were science and religion compatible, they were inseparable--th e rise of science was achieved by deeply religious Christian…
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For one, thing, the media are dominated by the irreligious. So are universities.
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America is an unusually religious nation.
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It can be demonstrated that in any society there is a distribution of religious tastes and concerns.
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Many people who say they have no religion are simply saying they have no official religious affiliation. They may actually…
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Theology is in disrepute among most Western intellectuals. The word is taken to mean a passe form of religious thinking…
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Although it has been fashionable to deny it, anti-slavery doctrines began to appear in Christian theology soon after the decline…
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Far too long, historians have accepted the claim that the conversion of the Emperor Constantine (ca. 285-337) caused the triumph…
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The success of the West, including the rise of science, rested entirely on religious foundations, and the people who brought…
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That new technologies and techniques would be forthcoming was a fundamental article of Christian faith. Hence, no bishops or theologians…
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American churches work very hard at reaching out to people to bring them in.
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I'd love to be a diva. But I'd then have to send so many apology notes for my abhorrent behaviour.
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There's no map to human behaviour.
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Covering up, so far as I can see, is often the accompaniment to far more truly shameful behaviour than stripping…
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Intervention for the prevention and control of osteoporosis should comprise a combination of legislative action, educational measures, health service activities,…
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I see litter as part of a long continuum of anti-social behaviour.
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I've seen the real extreme diva behaviour and I don't think that's who I am.
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Our thinking and our behaviour are always in anticipation of a response. It is therefore fear-based.
— Deepak Chopra
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An act cannot be defined by the end sought by the actor, for an identical system of behaviour may be…
— Emile Durkheim
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On consideration, it is not surprising that Darwin's finches should recognize their own kind primarily by beak characters. The beak…
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Religion is like a virus that affects the behaviour of its host in such a way as to propagate itself…
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Men who would face torture without a word become blasphemous at the short fourteenth. It is clear that the game…
— A. P. Herbert
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When people align around shared political, social, economic or environmental values, and take collective action, thinking and behaviour that compromises…
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