Author Topic: Need Help with a Research Project (Read 1716 times)

Seagoon · « **on:** December 27, 2006, 02:57:58 PM »

Hi Guys,

I wonder if you could help me with a research project.

I need a control group for an ethics and personal religion poll I am doing. All I need is people willing to answer a few questions about their personal habits as honestly as they can. The poll is done online via Yahoo groups and is completely anonymous.

In order to take the poll, you'll need to join the seagoon yahoogroup available at the link above.

Once you have joined, either click on polls, or follow this link

Thanks for your help, I'll post the results when the poll closes.

- SEAGOON

lasersailor184 · « **Reply #1 on:** December 27, 2006, 08:33:21 PM »

Done, did seem simplistic though.

Vudak · « **Reply #2 on:** December 27, 2006, 09:23:41 PM »

Some of the questions are kinda tough to answer. The whole "and" conjuction throws me off sometimes. If you do one half, but not the other, do you answer "yes," or "no?"

And also, out of curiosity - what is an "innappropriate emotional relationship with someone other than your spouse?"

Also... What is a "family devotional?"

I don't have a problem checking you out, but I'll wait to participate until I know what I'm checking

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #3 on:** December 27, 2006, 09:25:51 PM »

You got it

I suspect that if everyone here were completely honest. You would have a high recurrence rate of the same answers LOL

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #4 on:** December 27, 2006, 09:27:07 PM »

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Originally posted by Vudak
Some of the questions are kinda tough to answer. The whole "and" conjuction throws me off sometimes. If you do one half, but not the other, do you answer "yes," or "no?"

And also, out of curiosity - what is an "innappropriate emotional relationship with someone other than your spouse?"

Also... What is a "family devotional?"

I don't have a problem checking you out, but I'll wait to participate until I know what I'm checking

agreed. As is with most polls alot of the honest answers areant as clear cut as the choices given

But I answered as honestly as I could

john9001 · « **Reply #5 on:** December 27, 2006, 09:49:02 PM »

i hate taking tests.

Roscoroo · « **Reply #6 on:** December 27, 2006, 10:15:42 PM »

Sorry Seagoon,,, I'm not of your faith , so those questions would be null in my case . There about as honest as i can be without offending anyones Beliefs.

Seagoon · « **Reply #7 on:** December 27, 2006, 10:25:09 PM »

Hi Vudak,

Thanks very much for your help. I realize that several of the questions are framed in language that would be familiar to evangelicals, but less familiar to people outside that particular sub-culture. I've actually already changed the wording in some of them already.

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Originally posted by Vudak
Some of the questions are kinda tough to answer. The whole "and" conjuction throws me off sometimes. If you do one half, but not the other, do you answer "yes," or "no?"

Can you give me an example of what you mean?

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And also, out of curiosity - what is an "innappropriate emotional relationship with someone other than your spouse?"

Basically, it is when a married individual falls in love with someone other than their spouse and transfers their desires, attention, and affection to that person. It's an affair without the physical consumation component, actually surprisingly common in the internet age especially amongst women who feel neglected by their husbands.

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Also... What is a "family devotional?"

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When a family gathers together to read from the bible, teach the kids what it means, and pray (and sometimes even sing a hymn or two). Used to be very common in Lutheran, Presbyterian, Congregational, Baptist, etc. households. TV and the general decline of Chrisitianity in the USA has largely killed the practice, now its generally only found in a few sub-sections of evangelicals.

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I don't have a problem checking you out, but I'll wait to participate until I know what I'm checking

Thanks again Vudak, I sincerely appreciate it.

- SEAGOON

Meatwad · « **Reply #8 on:** December 27, 2006, 10:36:05 PM »

I did it

Seagoon · « **Reply #9 on:** December 27, 2006, 10:36:35 PM »

Hi Roscoroo,

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Originally posted by Roscoroo
Sorry Seagoon,,, I'm not of your faith , so those questions would be null in my case . There about as honest as i can be without offending anyones Beliefs.

Actually, Roscoroo, the reason I asked here was that I was looking for a control group made up of mostly internet savvy males 21-65 who mostly weren't evangelical Christian types. I already have a large survey group that are evangelical types. The questions themselves are actually mostly questions about personal habits, getting drunk, watching pr0n etc. I guarantee you'll be able to tick at least one box for sure.

And Laser, I know that they are irritatingly simple, but there are actually only 3 major question sets I'm looking for answers in. Technically, I'm looking to see the practical differences between males generally, and males in a particular professional area.

- SEAGOON

DiabloTX · « **Reply #10 on:** December 27, 2006, 10:56:23 PM »

Sent you a PM Seagoon.

Mustaine · « **Reply #11 on:** December 27, 2006, 11:16:37 PM »

have voted, though i was a bit intrepid about giving honest answers to someone like yourself lol

they say drinking brings out the truth.... it seems so it did

Roscoroo · « **Reply #12 on:** December 27, 2006, 11:34:45 PM »

if your looking for a control group that isnt xtain based / beliefs.
then from my point of view /beliefs, you would need to do a major rewrite of the questions because they would /or could be seen as offensive to some.

Religion is a tricky subject/debate / ect .. no matter what you believe in as for none of them are totally correct and none of them are totally wrong .

Just for comparison example say there was one person who was raised and worshiped in the old Egyptian Beliefs (book of the dead , mummyfication,multiable gods/esses , having to past the tests and all that )
and on the other side of the coin we have a devote Catholic (mass,passover ,one god, and all that )

Now who has the right to judge which religion is correct ? .... or are they bolth correct ? kinda see my point ... If I was a caveman and I worshiped 3 rocks and a tree ... would it make my beliefs wrong ? or if the caveman worshiped Women in the nude, would it be right or wrong ?

So in conclusion ,I do respect what you believe in , but its not my beliefs ,so for a fair questionair it would have to be rewritten in more of a nonbiased form .

~~(this is why i ussually steer clear of the religous debates here )~~

DiabloTX · « **Reply #13 on:** December 27, 2006, 11:38:19 PM »

That's more or less the same conclusion I came to Ros.

Grarsch · « **Reply #14 on:** December 27, 2006, 11:41:05 PM »

So what are you trying to prove?

That your type of religious people are more moral than the disbelievers?

Dude, you read the Bible the answer is right there.
Or the Quran. Answer is there too.

Just about any religious text will tell you that your kind are better more saved more aptly suited, morally superior and whatnot.

Don't need a poll to prove that.

I've already have Christians tell me I'm a bad person yadda yadda for living my life my way. They can take their moral superiority crap and stuff it somewhere the sun don't shine.

Organised religions seriously tend to twist and turn the original intentions of its sometimes divine sources.

Believe it or not the Bible will not solve all social ill and not all things put in that group by Christians are 'social ills'. Maybe the afterlife will but this *ain't* the afterlife yet.