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Category Archives: Unique—Like Everybody Else
Are Psychopaths Unfairly Stigmatized? – Scott McGreal (Unique—Like Everybody Else)
A recent study claims that psychopaths are unfairly stigmatized by society. Although misconceptions are common, psychopaths' negative qualities should not be understated.
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Social Psychological Skill: A Matter of Personality? – Scott McGreal (Unique—Like Everybody Else)
A new study introduces the concept of social psychological skill, the ability to understand situational influences on behavior. This has surprising implications for the field.
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Are People Who Swear Honest or Dishonest? – Scott McGreal (Unique—Like Everybody Else)
Is swearing a sign of honesty or dishonesty? Probably the latter, but could there be more than one kind of honesty? The debate continues.
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Defending Atheist Mutational Load Theory – Part 2 – Scott McGreal (Unique—Like Everybody Else)
A recent paper claims that "deviations" from mainstream religious belief are mutations. I disagreed. This is part 2 of the authors reply. Judge the truth for yourself!
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Defending Atheist Mutational Load Theory: The Authors’ Reply – Scott McGreal (Unique—Like Everybody Else)
A recent paper claims that "deviations" from mainstream religious belief are mutations. I disagreed. Now I let the authors reply. Who is right? Judge for yourself!
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Are Paranormal Believers Mutants? Hardly! – Scott McGreal (Unique—Like Everybody Else)
A study claims that paranormal believers are affected by genetic mutations that set them apart from mainstream believers. However, these two kinds of beliefs are closely related.
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Religiosity, Atheism, and Health: The Atheist Advantage – Scott McGreal (Unique—Like Everybody Else)
Contrary to claims of a recent study arguing that atheism results from adverse genetic mutations, there is no evidence linking atheism with poor physical or mental health.
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“The Fool Says in His Heart that Atheists are Mutants” – Scott McGreal (Unique—Like Everybody Else)
A recent study claiming that deviations from mainstream religious belief, including atheism, result from deleterious genetic mutations is based on very poor science.
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What Makes a Hero? And What makes a Psychopath? – Scott McGreal (Unique—Like Everybody Else)
Are Heroes and Psychopaths Cut from the Same Cloth? This depends on how important fearlessness is for understanding psychopathy - the answer may be "not that much."
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Are Heroes and Psychopaths Cut from the Same Cloth? – Scott McGreal (Unique—Like Everybody Else)
Do evil psychopaths and valiant heroes share a common core? The issue is complicated, but hard-core psychopaths are highly unlikely to be motivated to become heroes.
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