CHRISTIANS WANTED

Dear Redhotpawn colleagues,

This is probably not a kosher posting, and future postings of this sort may be outlawed. But let me be brash, bold, and brazen (though not necessarily in that order), and post it anyhow, on the grounds that not every post here is (a) chess-related or (b) sensible.

Perhaps you have stopped by to read my RHP profile. Despite its largely generally surreal content, reflective of my weird sense of humour, at least one fact listed is true, namely, that I’m a social psychologist, and one who conducts empirical research. And I am currently conducting a project for which I require, fairly desperately, CHRISTIAN participants. So, if you are both a RHP subscriber and a Christian, and are interested in taking part, please email me at:

aiden_gregg@hotmail.com

Alternatively, if you feel impatient, you can also go directly to the study website. The URL is:

http://www.soton.ac.uk/~crsi/true_false.html

That’s an underscore “_” between “true” and “false”.

The “Christian” study is number 2 of 3 studies listed.

What you do is (a) download a program; (b) run it on your PC; (c) do the study it runs; (d) let the program save a datafile on your C:/ drive; (e) attach that datafile back to me at:

crsi@soton.ac.uk

Oddly enough, my goal is not to discover or infer something about Christians per se, still less about individual research participants, but to test a more general hypothesis. However, I can only reveal it to you once you have taken part, as telling you in advance might bias your results. I will fully debrief you by email once you have sent me the data.

What does the study involve? You will classify multiple statements as either true or false by pressing either one key or another on your keyboard. Some of these statements will concern the world at large
(Grass is green/Grass is blue) and some will concern your beliefs as a Christian (God exists/There is no supreme being). Sometimes your task will be to tell the truth, other times, not to. Full instructions are included. The study takes 10-15 minutes to do.

If you are not a Christian, you can still take part in some related studies. The website lists two other studies you can do if you are not a Christian. The procedure for participating is the same.

I would be happy to chat about the results of these studies here, or to you individually. I hope to present data from them at Harvard University next month.

Thanks a lot,

Aiden (Pawnokeyhole)

Originally posted by Pawnokeyhole
Dear Redhotpawn colleagues,
...if you are both a RHP subscriber and a Christian...

Why does this require a program to be installed on the participant's hard-drive? Why can it not be run directly from a website if all it requires was a true/false response to a number of questions?

If this were anywhere but here I would be highly suspiciously. As it is I'm only moderately suspicious, but must admit also quite curious.

However, I'm not a Christian anyway.

Tim

Originally posted by Pawnokeyhole
Dear Redhotpawn colleagues,

This is probably not a kosher posting, and future postings of this sort may be outlawed. But let me be brash, bold, and brazen (though not necessarily in that order), and post it anyhow, on the grounds that not every post here is (a) chess-related or (b) sensible.

Perhaps you have stopped by to read my RHP profile. Des ...[text shortened]... data from them at Harvard University next month.

Thanks a lot,

Aiden (Pawnokeyhole)

Do you define Christian by birth or by belief? There are many people (like myself) who were baptized some form of Christianity but question or reject many of the basic tenets of that form of religion.

-mike

Originally posted by legionnaire
Do you define Christian by birth or by belief? There are many people (like myself) who were baptized some form of Christianity but question or reject many of the basic tenets of that form of religion.

-mike

Originally posted by mariposa
This is surely the key issue.
Babies are born into families who believe.
So I dismiss that as true belief.
Seek and you will find.
Be born again.
Mari

Originally posted by Luck
Marion,

I did not want to leave a lady after "mating" her, so I tried with another "quicky", but your setting is blocking me from sending you a game!

Harri / Luck😳😀:'(

i am a christian, have been all my life, love to participate 🙂

Originally posted by mariposa
Harri,seek and you will find.Revenge is on its way.
Mari.

what if you are a fallen. ex. or lapsed catholic?

Apologise, newbie here, didn't know I was replying to all. Regrettably, for all of those salivating over my witty reparte, I'm not as attractive as my cunning avatar.

Originally posted by T1000
I'm an RHP subscriber, but my name is Mark unfortunately. One of my friends is called Christian though if that helps?

Seriously though, good luck with your research 🙂

T1000

Originally posted by timmo
Why does this require a program to be installed on the participant's hard-drive? Why can it not be run directly from a website if all it requires was a true/false response to a number of questions?

If this were anywhere but here I would be highly suspiciously. As it is I'm only moderately suspicious, but must admit also quite curious.

However, I'm not a Christian anyway.

Tim

Originally posted by legionnaire
Do you define Christian by birth or by belief? There are many people (like myself) who were baptized some form of Christianity but question or reject many of the basic tenets of that form of religion.

-mike