Table of resources

Name & type of Author & Primary or Analysis of source; Is it biased? Where I have used this
resource date of secondary source
publication source?

Good and evil 25th Secondary Because the page was created The source goes in-depth
February just a few months ago, the about the religion, ethics,
A Wikipedia 2019 information written should be philosophy, and psychology
page accurate and in-date. I can’t find behind the concept of good
https://en.wikipe By user any information about the author, and evil. It discusses how
dia.org/wiki/Goo Kitrosko so I know that I can’t rely too different religions and cultures
d_and_evil heavily on this source, despite the make an impact.
number of citations. There are also
errors concerning the insufficient
inline citations, original research
and vague phrases that often
accompanies biased or
unverifiable information.

Purgatory 20th Secondary The author is a religious scholar Religious and cultural
ROMAN July, and writer. She previously taught traditions are explored in
CATHOLICISM 1998 at Harvard University and is a reference to Purgatory. It
professor of World Religions at explores how people of some
An internet Written by Smith College. The high credibility faiths don’t believe in such a
article Carol of the writer proves this article to place.
https://www.brit Zaleski be trustworthy and reliable.
annica.com/topi
c/purgatory- (Most
Roman- recent
Catholicism revision:
Jan 15th,
2018)

Journal of the 1998 Secondary The professor who wrote this is an The lecture investigates
International indologist and a specialist on early whether the Buddah believed
Association of Written by Buddhism. He studied at two in karma and reincarnation,
Johannes universities in India. He was and whether or not the two
Buddhist
Bronkhorst appointed to the position of came hand in hand.
Studies Professor of Sanskrit and Indian
Volume 21 studies at the University of
number 1 Lausanne. Similarly to before, his
credibility makes this lecture
A lecture reliable and unbiased.
https://journals.
ub.uni-
heidelberg.de/in
dex.php/jiabs/ar
ticle/view/8869/
2776

Existentialism 23th Secondary Steven Crowell is an American The report explains that
Aug philosopher who has taught at existentialism is the
An online report 2004 Rice University since 1983 and is philosophical theory which
the department chair. Crowell holds that a further set of
https://plato.sta Written by earned his Ph.D. in Philosophy categories, governed by the
nford.edu/entrie Steven from Yale University in 1981. norm of authenticity, is
s/existentialism/ Crowell Again, his experience in the necessary to grasp human
industry validates his report. existence.
(most Existentialism is self made
recent and causes anxiety within
revision: people, but that isn’t the main
9th March intent.
2015) The ideality of values-
freedom is acting with choice
and purpose.

The Idiot Brain 16th Secondary The author, Dean Burnett is a Key points:
Feb neuroscientist and has published
A book 2016 two other books about the brain Intelligence has no set
and the psychologically definition and no physical
Written by surrounding that. Previously presence in the real world and
Dean employed as a psychiatry tutor and being able to understand this
Burnett lecturer at the Cardiff University makes you intelligent
Centre for Medical Education,
Dean is currently an honorary Dualism: the idea that the
research associate at Cardiff mind and body are separate
Psychology School, as well as a
Visiting Industry Fellow at Personality is subject to the
Birmingham City University. As brain, not a spirit (see
this source was created and Phineas Gage, p188) and is
formally published as a book, It is
made out of 5 main traits:
a reliable research method. Openness,
conscientiousness,
https://www.deanburnett.com/abou extrovert/introvert,
t-dean-burnett/ agreeableness, and neurosis
Solitary confinement is
considered psychological
torture- human interaction is a
necessity, not a desire

Nature or nurture? Genes or

environment? For our
developing brains , the main
source of information is other
humans

Social judgement causes

anxiety, provocation causes
anger, and seeking approval
is a power motivator (shame
and pride requires people’s
judgement)

People are easily

manipulated, some
techniques are: foot in the
door (FITD), door in the face
(DITF), and lowball
These work because of
‘impression management’
(human nature to make
ourselves look good to other
people)
People want to be seen as
dominant or in control
Downward spirals can lead to
depression
Having no control of events
 causes stress (highest threat
to wellbeing is stress)

Stressed people are tense,

not thinking straight, volatile,
physical wasted or exhausted

To prevent a bad event from

happening again the brain
creates a very vivid memory
of said event. Sometimes it
backfires and the memory
remains so vivid that the
individual keeps re-
experiencing i, as if it were
constantly recurring (link to
time loop)

Psychosis is where
someone’s ability to tell what’s
real and what’s not is
compromised (they can
experience hallucinations and
delusions)

God Is Not 1st Secondary Hitchens was an English-American Key points:

Great May author, columnist, essayist, orator,
2007 journalist, and social critic. Religion is man made and
A book Hitchens was the author, co- ultimately toxic to our society,
Written by author, editor, or co-editor of over causing more harm than
Christopher 30 books, including five collections good.
Hitchens of essays on culture, politics, and
literature. He studied Philosophy,
Politics and Economics at Balliol
College, Oxford, where he
graduated with a third-class
degree. The amounts of books
he’s published shows how
experienced he is in hides field
and proves that he must know
what he’s talking about, but as
religion is more opinion than fact
based, it’s important to be
skeptical; Hitchens is very out
there in what he has to say and
therefore could be ignorance.
Religion is not just amoral, but
positively immoral. These
faults and crimes are not to be
found in the behaviour of its
adherents, but in its original
precepts.
Ancient religions often
sacrificed virgins, infants, or
prisoners, and maim children
at birth. This happens in
modern day, for example in
some animist and Muslim
societies, infant girl’s genitals
are mutilated or sewn up,
stripping her of any power and
control over her sexual and
romantic life.
Religion can be classed as
child abuse.We can never
know how children had their
psychological and physical
lives irreparably maimed by
the compulsory infliction of
faith.