When a Phony ‘Social Scientist’ Hoodwinked the Media

Here’s a Chalcedon exclusive I wrote back in 2005, reporting a scientific fraud that had The London Times and a lot of other media completely snowed. But they wanted to believe that “religiosity”–by which the author meant Christian belief–is harmful to society. https://chalcedon.edu/resources/articles/social-scientist-who-attacked-religious-faith-oops-no-social-science-credentials Trotted out as someone with an advanced degree in “social science,” author … Continue reading When a Phony ‘Social Scientist’ Hoodwinked the Media