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Here's a discovery that could make secular parents say hallelujah: Children who grow up in non-religious homes are more generous and altruistic than children from observant families. ...
A series of experiments involving 1,170 kids from a variety of religious backgrounds found that the non-believers were more likely to share stickers with their classmates and less likely to endorse harsh punishments for people who pushed or bumped into others.
The results "contradict the common-sense and popular assumption that children from religious households are more altruistic and kind toward others," according to a study published this week in the journal Current Biology.
Worldwide, about 5.8 billion people consider themselves religious, and religion is a primary way for cultures to express their ideas about proper moral behavior — especially behavior that involves self-sacrifice for the sake of others.
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(Score: 0, Offtopic) by Francis on Sunday November 08 2015, @02:04AM
Indeed. According to the Israelis, it's not murder if you kill somebody that doesn't support Israel's land grab on the Palestinian land.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 08 2015, @06:44AM
To be fair, that sort of thinking does come from the old testament, and the new for that matter. At least they aren't hypocritical in their hatred.