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eHarmony says that the non-religious cheat

Spotted and discussed on Reddit, under its Atheism category, dated 16 March 2009:

“The latest bullshit coming out of that website is an article about why people cheat. Apparently, if you aren’t religious you lack the morality not to cheat on your partner. That’s according to “Dr. Gian Gonzaga”, who like all eHarmony employees tows the religious line. I personally find it unsurprising that the good doctor provides absolutely no references, and includes the ubiquitous phrase ‘studies have shown’. Yeah, I’m sure they did, Doc.” — The Good Atheist, dated 17 March 2009

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  1. Scott Grey wrote:

    I also consider this to be a VERY irresponsible statement from a research psychologist.

    Statistics such as the ones cited help people to find trends over multiple observations, but are of almost no value in predicting one person’s actions. And people who are engaged in research KNOW this. (Not to mention confounding factors – for example, those who are socially connected to religious communities may be less likely to ADMIT infidelity, and the research may rely upon admitted infidelity only.)

    And, yes, as a divorced man, I also resent being lumped with “sexual abusers” and those with mental illness.

    Posted 17 Mar 2009 at 4:31 pm
  2. eharmonyblog wrote:

    eHarmony_Jack comments in a tweet: http://twitter.com/eHarmony_jack/statuses/1345801877 and the unnamed Advice superuser account posts in the article’s comment area,

    Some readers have asked questions about the research behind this article. We encourage debate on any topic we cover, but we want to make sure it’s clear that the findings of the article were not based on research performed by eHarmony. As noted throughout the article, the findings are based on a comprehensive review of the research on extramarital involvement done by Allen, Atkins, Baucom, Snyder, Gordon, and Glass which appeared in the journal of Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, volume 12 in the summer of 2005 on pages 100-130. We’ve compiled a detailed listing of the research on extramarital involvement that formed the foundation of this article and added it to the original page. Please click on the link below to visit the original article with the new citation.

    http://advice.eharmony.com/article/can-you-predict-if-theyll-cheat

    I don’t read Advice articles often, but I often found those that I do read to be fodder for either ridicule or controversy. These things come with the territory, I think.

    Posted 17 Mar 2009 at 5:45 pm

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