tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post2539331210419258932..comments2023-11-03T11:37:04.473+00:00Comments on nothing new under the sun: Religious illiteracybyron smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-51334119235175072352012-05-04T12:53:26.761+01:002012-05-04T12:53:26.761+01:00Toby - Yes, I noticed that after I'd written t...Toby - Yes, I noticed that after I'd written the post, but since I then noticed that the interviewer was not to offer that option (only to record when it was taken), I decided not to change the post. Whether people guess or admit they don't know in a survey like this is probably quite a complex issue.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1562694161478590212012-05-04T03:53:27.032+01:002012-05-04T03:53:27.032+01:00A quick note about guessing: it seems that respond...A quick note about guessing: it seems that respondents were free to admit when they didn't know something. So for Maimonides, 71% took this option. Of those who thought they had a shot, Jewish was only second to Hindu.Tobynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-31542799035764793102012-04-23T21:37:40.832+01:002012-04-23T21:37:40.832+01:00Anthony, as an incorrigible pedant (is there any o...Anthony, as an incorrigible pedant (is there any other kind?), I thought you may have noticed the link I included to the <a href="is%20a%20public%20school%20teacher%20permitted%20to" rel="nofollow">full questions</a>, where they clearly ask "is a public school teacher permitted to...". ;-)<br /><br />I don't see how the Job question is guilty of only being interested in facts ratherbyron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-73745001366896600012012-04-21T06:13:29.175+01:002012-04-21T06:13:29.175+01:00Oh, and seriously: no analysis by age bracket??!Oh, and seriously: <i>no</i> analysis by age bracket??!Anthony Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16277745466192451883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-18085494817425067112012-04-21T06:11:33.596+01:002012-04-21T06:11:33.596+01:00Fascinating. I'm a better American Protestant ...Fascinating. I'm a better American Protestant than an American Protestant. <br /><br />The questions in themselves are revealing - as in, the type of questions tell you a fair bit about what the surveyors think understanding should look like: 'facts', rather than comprehension. The Job question seemed the most egregious example. <br /><br />Also, for a group that runs a few surveys, Anthony Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16277745466192451883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-20886322783093358352012-04-21T02:06:56.139+01:002012-04-21T02:06:56.139+01:00Byron, thanks for this. It makes me want to work ...Byron, thanks for this. It makes me want to work up a survey/quiz to use as an evangelistic tool (especially for baptism preparation), to help people realize that they don't have all the answers.<br /><br />Alan WoodAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com