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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, Informative) by Runaway1956 on Sunday November 08 2015, @03:28AM
Speed limits are not intended to make the roads safer. Speed limits are revenue generators.
Ever heard of the 85th percentile? http://onlinemanuals.txdot.gov/txdotmanuals/szn/determining_the_85th_percentile_speed.htm [txdot.gov] Your belief that speed limits make the roads safer is in itself a matter of faith. We have an entire religion devoted to that faith.
Think about it.
ICE is having a Pretti Good season.