Possible twist on the challenge

[T'ai Chi]

Steve Grenard
Kumar
Bratok
Lord Kenneth
T'ai Chi? (or is he just trolling?)
Interesting Ian
Lyndale

On the other hand....
Clancie
Lucianarchy (or don't we know sex of this one?)

Rolfe.

Male, but I'm neither trolling or a "creduloid", sorry Rolfe.

 

[Patricio Elicer]

Thank you for admitting that it was your opinion based on anecdotal observations....

Hmmm, where have I heard that kind of response before,... oh well forget it!

Claus may be correct in his opinion. It is my opinion as well, it's a matter of watching Sylvia Browne or John Edward in LKL. I'd say that more than 90% of calls asking for contact with the dead come from females.

These are the findings, regarding the matter in question, of a Harris Poll of 2,201 American adults surveyed in January 2003. The entire article is in July/August 2003 issue of Skeptical Inquirer, page 5. It's entitled "The Religious and Other Beliefs of Americans 2003"

Note that female "creduloids" outnumber males in every aspect surveyed

 

[T'ai Chi]

Thanks Patricio.

 

[DarkPrimus]

Nice weather we're having.

"Provide the proper calculations to prove it!"

 

[Folly]

Me too: thanks Patricio. Looks like a worst case 60/40 split, in the case of astrology. The other tables on the harrisinteractive site are also interesting, if mildly depressing, in the case of the break down based on education. Would have been nice to see a few more non religious beliefs in there though. I am also definitely going to have to reread that part of Shermer's book, and see whether I misremembered and if there was any data there too. Anyway...

 

[munkymu]

As I recall, Shermer had a chart that said that women were much more likely to believe in paranormal claims like astrology and speaking to the dead, while men were much more likely to believe in paranormal claims like cryptozoology and extraterrestrials.

It seems to me that suggests that women are more likely to believe claims of a spiritual/religious nature while men are more likely to believe claims of a more "scientific" (science fiction?) nature.

Here are some links to articles:

"Believe It Or Not: Religious and Other Paranormal Beliefs in the United States"
Tom W. Rice
http://makeashorterlink.com/?H447656A6

Abstract of "Beliefs and influences in the Paranormal"
Chad Lewis
http://makeashorterlink.com/?R197516A6

Unfortunately, I lent Shermer's book out so no direct quotes from that until I get it back.