Timothy reads from a 2009 article on religion as a schedule-induced behavior by Paul S. Strand. In addition, a reading from Larry B. Massie’s Voyages Into Michigan’s Past focuses on a segment of a Mormon sect from the 19th century, and their leader James Strang who declared himself a king, and was revered as a prophet.
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The two classes of religious behavior: Nonoperant schedule-induced and operant behavior. The consistency of these two classes with the “graceful” and “effortful” religious experiences written about by theologians.
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How and why religion may maintain as a behavior across continents and generations. Religious behavior transcends topography.
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Learning in the form of socially mediated reinforcement. Acquired religious behavior may be motivated by social contingencies. Foundational religious behavior is motivated by something more. Foundational religious behavior continues regardless of the consequences.
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Declaring oneself an atheist as a religious act in itself.
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The potential for the automatic reinforcement of religion. - Skinner’s superstition concept, and how subsequent research does not support his conclusions as an explanation of religious behavior.
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Induced behavior as being in the middle ground between pure operant behavior and reflexes.
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The murder of James Jesse Strang (“The King of Beaver Island”). The dramatic career of Strang as a Mormon religious leader and violent end of the Strangite sect on a remote Lake Michigan island.
Religion as Schedule-Induced Behavior by Paul S. Strand, The Behavior Analyst (2009) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2686986/
Voyages Into Michigan’s Past by Larry B. Massie
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Episode # 60
Title: Artificial Law: AI Legal Cases and Crimes of the Future
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Two articles on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) now being used in the legal system. How this new technology is impacting our laws, and our rights. In addition, a reading from the book Future Crimes, and how we can prepare ourselves for these new technological realities.
Show Highlights:
Instances of AI creeping into legal decisions in multiple countries.
How AI ‘hallucinates’ to create cases that never existed.
The “Post Office” scandal.
What can be done avoid the dangers of this new technology.
Providing an ethical groundwork for attorneys to use AI.
The Future of Crime: a book by Marc ...
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Episode # 59
Title: Remembering Phil Zimbardo: Obedience and Authority in the Stanford Prison Study
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In October of this year (2024) Philip Zimbardo passed at the age 91. After a legendary career in psychology, he is known for a very innovative study at Stanford University. A group of students, who were about to get quite a surprise, were randomly assigned be either guards or prisoners. In this episode we look back at Zimbardo’s life and the surprising outcomes of some of his most controversial research on the dynamics of incarceration.
Show Highlights:
The life and career of one Philip Zimbardo.
The BBC special on the Stanford Prison Study. Zimbardo’s inspiration from the Attica Prison uprising.
Students ...
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Episode # 57
Title: Halloween Candy Poisoned? Reality and Urban Legend in Halloween Fears
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A reading of two articles on the alleged poisoning of candy. The reality our favorite holiday ritual and fear in the community. Another on a dramatic case of poisoning as extortion out of Japan. Finally, a third article reviews the motivations for urban legends.
Show Highlights:
Fears of poisoned candy
The Tylenol poisonings
The ‘Mystery Man with 21 Faces’ case out of Japan
Motivations for urban tales
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