[Vision2020] Highly religious people are less motivated by compassion than are non-believers

[Art Deco]

It's not enough to express skepticism without giving reasons.  Any fool can
do that.

If you want to exhibit more than arrogance, criticize the experimental
design of the multiple studies cited.  Such design are open to criticism as
is any early experimental works on particular subjects.  In this case the
lack of clear and precise definitions make unclear what is being measured.

However, as with many pioneering experimental work, the results are
suggestive.  Now the methodology needs to be refined, and further, broader
experiments pursued with more care and rigor.  That's how science works.
In the case of social and behavioral sciences, the struggle for clearer
definitions and results is much more difficult than in the physical
sciences because of the number of variables involved and the difficulty of
isolating the variables.  That doesn't mean, however, that the search for
knowledge in this area should be abandoned.

w.

On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 8:57 AM, Donovan Arnold <donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com
> wrote:

> Yes, Chas, it seems far-fetched that such values could be so easily
> quantified and measured with any scientific accuracy or validity.
>
> Donovan Arnold
>
>   *From:* Chasuk <chasuk at gmail.com>
> *To:* Donovan Arnold <donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com>
> *Cc:* Art Deco <art.deco.studios at gmail.com>; "vision2020 at moscow.com" <
> vision2020 at moscow.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 1, 2012 8:33 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [Vision2020] Highly religious people are less motivated by
> compassion than are non-believers
>
>  The study looked at generosity and charity, and tried to determine the
> motives behind those behaviors. It decided that the highly religious were
> driven towards acts of generosity and charity less often by empathy and
> compassion than were the non-religious/less religious. I'm skeptical that
> such a determination can legitimately be made.
>
>
>


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