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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: 3, Insightful) by Some call me Tim on Sunday November 08 2015, @02:39AM
"The great thing about Science, even if it is a "system of belief" as it is so commonly argued (without basis), is that it doesn't mandate punishment for people who disagree or are legitimately uninformed. So of course it's more compassionate."
That's very true until politics get involved.
http://ecowatch.com/2015/03/16/al-gore-sxsw-punish-climate-deniers/ [ecowatch.com]
Galileo would understand.
Questioning science is how you do science!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 08 2015, @09:19PM
...traveling on an orthogonal course and in a different universe. Or maybe you didn't make yourself clear.