So my research paper for college prep 1 is about the topic of why I believe Christian influence is harmful to the intellectual fiber of our country and the entire world. I have to include a survey I will take of the student body and I think I am going to word it like this: Do you believe that Christianity is either helpful, harmful, or neither to logical reasoning in our society? So I wanted to test out this survey on this website first. Any comments are welcome, opposing or supporting I expect support for any claim presented.
Well, first off, I'm not a Christian but making an accusation in a survey title can come off as a bit biased and offensive. When gathering information through a survey, you try to provide as little information about what you're looking for so that they won't tell you what you want to hear, or what you don't want to hear. I believe that religion, in any form, can give a different kind of perspective on life (and beyond). I don't think you can be considered stupid for believing in something or someone that may or may not exist. It's all about faith and I personally believe that faith can be applied to much more than religion. EDIT: There are smart theists. There are smart atheists. There are dumb theists. There are dumb atheists. I think you created this topic in the past though, and I don't expect it to last very long at all. Especially since your initial title can come off as standoffish and ignorant.
I agree that I shouldn't be biased, but there is 0% chance that I will end up arguing that it is helpful, since I don't see any credibility in anything supernatural. I just want to know what other people think. Who knows, my survey might end up doing the oposite of support my argument.
How would getting statistical information on if people believe something is harmful, for example, prove any point that it is? Stay away from I believe, I think, I feel, and stick with factual sentences. More powerful and convincing in a paper. A better question would be: How does Christianity affect/influence logical reasoning in our society? A)Positively B)Negatively C)Both positively and negatively D)Neither. Also, the survey's going to be only one question? oh, youre polling FH.
You should only present the three options (omitting option C) to be sure that nobody taking the survey simply puts C so that they don't have to take any real stance on the matter. And having both C and D is kind of redundant. IMO.
Why specifically Christianity? Why not any other religious preference? I, personally, don't think this makes for a good research topic at all. It's too broad of a subject to be objectively, and you're not being objective with your choice at all, covered. This mainly comes across as an opinion paper, not research. Pick a better subject to cover. This is bloggers material, not thesis material. EDIT: I, personally, find the topic insulting, not because of Christianity, but because it implies that intellectual superiority or a rational mind will have a better life.