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- Post-Critical Belief Scale (PCBS), Hutsebaut (1996)
- Shortened NEO-PI-R, Costa and McCrae (1978, 1992, 1995)
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22. There is a heaven and hell
2. Some individuals are able to levitate (lift) objects through mental forces 9. Psychokinesis, the movement of objects through psychic powers, does exist 16. A person’s thoughts can influence the movement of a physical object 23. Mind reading is not possible
3. Black magic really exists 10. Witches do exist 17. Through the use of formulas and incantations, it is possible to cast spells on persons 24. There are actual cases of witchcraft
4. Black cats can bring bad luck 11. If you break a mirror, you will have bad luck 18. The number “13” is unlucky
5. Your mind or soul can leave your body and travel (astral projection) 12. During altered states, such as sleep or trances, the spirit can leave the body
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19. Reincarnation does occur 25. It is possible to communicate with the dead
6. The abominable snowman of Tibet exists 13. The Loch Ness monster of Scotland exists 20. There is life on other planets
7. Astrology is a way to accurately predict the future 14. The horoscope accurately tells a person’s future 21. Some psychics can accurately predict the future 26. Some people have an unexplained ability to predict the future
APPENDIX 2 Post-Critical Belief Scale (PCBS), Hutsebaut (1996)
1. The Bible holds a deeper truth which can only be revealed by personal reflection 2. If you want to understand the meaning of the miracle stories from the Bible, you should always place them in their historical context 44
6. The Bible is a guide, full of signs in the search for God, and not a historical account 10. Despite the fact that the Bible was written in a completely different historical context from ours, it retains a basic message 12. Because Jesus is mainly a guiding principle for me, my faith in him would not be affected if it would appear that he never actually existed as a historical individual 16. The historical accuracy of the stories from the Bible, is irrelevant for my faith in God 26. Despite the high number of injustices Christianity has caused people, the original message of Christ is still valuable to me 33. I still call myself a Christian, even though a lot of things that I cannot agree with have happened in the past in name of Christianity
3. You can only live a meaningful life if you believe 4. God has been defined for once and for all and therefore is immutable 7. Even though this goes against modern rationality, I believe Mary truly was a virgin when she gave birth to Jesus 11. Only the major religious traditions guarantee admittance to God 14. Religion is the one thing that gives meaning to life in all its aspects 17. Ultimately, there is only one correct answer to each religious question 21. Only a priest can give an answer to important religious questions 25. I think that Bible stories should be taken literally, as they are written
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External Critique 5. Faith is more of a dream which turns out to be an illusion when one is confronted with the harshness of life 8. Too many people have been oppressed in the name of God in order to still be able to have faith 18. God is only a name for the inexplicable 20. The world of Bible stories is so far removed from us, that it is has little relevance 22. A scientific understanding of human life and the world has made a religious understanding superfluous 27. In the end, faith is nothing more than a safety net for human fears 29. In order to fully understand what religion is all about, you have to be an outsider 30. Faith is an expression of a weak personality 32. Religious faith often is an instrument for obtaining power, and that makes it suspect
9. Each statement about God is a result of the time in which it is made 13. Ultimately, religion means commitment without absolute guarantee 15. The manner in which humans experience their relationship to God, will always be coloured by the times they live in 19. Official Church doctrine and other statements about the absolute will always remain relative because they are pronounced by human beings at a certain period of time 46
23. God grows together with the history of humanity and therefore is changeable 24. I am well aware that my beliefs are only one possibility among so many others
28. Secular and religious conceptions of the world give valuable answers to important questions about life 31. There is no absolute meaning in life, only giving directions, which is different for every one of us
APPENDIX 3 Shortened NEO-PI-R, Costa and McCrae (1978, 1992, 1995)
1. Often feel blue 11. Shirk my duties 21. Am often down in the dumps 31. Have frequent mood swings 41. Panic easily
6. Am very pleased with myself 16. Am not easily bothered by things 26. Feel comfortable with myself 36. Seldom feel blue Yüklə 330,46 Kb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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