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Thu Nov-30-06 07:08 PM
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For those of you scientifically minded; socialogically, can you explain the following data. Specifically, on the time axis, note the sine-wave effect that shows an interest curve with low points at the summer solstice, cycling over years, like humanity (or at least those sampled) believes in religion when its dark outside. http://www.google.com/trends?q=buddhism&ctab=0http://www.google.com/trends?q=communism&ctab=0&geo=all&date=allhttp://www.google.com/trends?q=taoism&ctab=0&geo=all&date=allhttp://www.google.com/trends?q=christianity&ctab=0&geo=all&date=allhttp://www.google.com/trends?q=enlightenment&ctab=0&geo=all&date=allhttp://www.google.com/trends?q=islam&ctab=0&geo=all&date=allhttp://www.google.com/trends?q=judaism&ctab=0&geo=all&date=allhttp://www.google.com/trends?q=jesus&ctab=0&geo=all&date=allhttp://www.google.com/trends?q=buddha&ctab=0&geo=all&date=allBased on any random sample you can test yourself, this cyclical interest is not common to all searches by any standard. Why is there a sine wave of interest in all these religions, and Why are the regions listed in the order they are in?
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Thu Nov-30-06 07:18 PM
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1. Human societies get more religious, and more war-like when under stress. |
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Thu Nov-30-06 07:26 PM
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2. Looks like they mirror |
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the schedule of a school year, off in the summer and mid-winter. Lot's of homework is being done with The Google nowadays. History, biology, mathematics, and science all have similar patterns.
Interestingly, astrology is more or less constant, with spikes at the year's end. I suppose people are busy with research for charts or looking into their fortunes for the coming year.
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Thu Nov-30-06 07:28 PM
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3. Students doing research for class. |
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I just looked at the first link (Buddhism), the trough is during summer vacation, the peaks are during school season, with another trough during winter vacation.
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Thu Nov-30-06 08:12 PM
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Thu Nov-30-06 07:32 PM
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4. Answers to your questions, because that's God's will. n/t |
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Thu Nov-30-06 08:23 PM
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6. or maybe it all just *is*. nt |
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Thu Nov-30-06 08:38 PM
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7. I like your answer better. Why did you choose the Trinity graphic? n/t |
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Thu Nov-30-06 08:45 PM
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8. it seems the seat of power |
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The graphic, symbolizes the seat of all american political power, atomic fission, and i remember it... because they certainly do.
More than a physical seat of power, i often wonder if nuclear bombs are not the religious seat of power as well, crossing over the mythos eschatologically, convenient to that orbital of evangelical theology. And the signature is for now, a postulation of my americanness, that i can swear on the stone of power as my signature as well.... i am just as evil, just as sanctified, just as soulless and abhorrent, signed in stone.
peace,
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Thu Nov-30-06 08:54 PM
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9. Many thanks. Peace to you also. |
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