A new study from the University of Chicago proves that children raised in religious homes are less altruistic than those raised in non-religious homes.
"A team of developmental psychologists led by Prof. Jean Decety examined the perceptions and behavior of children in six countries. The study assessed the children's tendency to share -- a measure of their altruism -- and their inclination to judge and punish others for bad behavior.
Children from religious families were less likely to share with others than were children from non-religious families. A religious upbringing also was associated with more punitive tendencies in response to anti-social behavior.
The results were at odds with the perceptions of religious parents, who were more likely than non-religious parents to report that their children had a high degree of empathy and sensitivity to the plight of others."
Source:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/11/151105121916.htm
Is it really that surprising, considering how hypocritical christfags are? This proves that atheism is actually morally superior to christianity, just in time for the Holiday season too. Checkmate.
>2015
>still believing in magic sky daddies
>>55456578
Psychology is junk science
Good. Christians don't believe in creating a culture of dependence, unlike atheists.
>>55456686
>science doesn't agree with my delusions! It's junk!
Typical anti-science christfag
You're forgetting that christians also donate to churches.
>>55456881
>giving money to greedy religious indoctrination facilities
>altruism
Pick one
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/11/09/skewed-study-claims-atheist-children-altruistic-religious-children/
Study oversamples Muslims and calls the whole group "religious".
Multiple other studies contradict this claim, showing religious people donate far more money and time than atheists.
It's a balls out bullshit study. The authors decided ahead of time what they wanted to find out. If they were serious they would have done several studies about atheists vs certain religious group. Not atheists vs terrorist sympathizers.
>>55456578
Yes, now watch me cook up 50 studies that show the exact opposite.
Atheists are so fucking desperate it's reaching cringe tier.
>>55457016
Speculation without experimentation and documentation is not credible. This experiment is thoroughly documented. If you doubt it, feel free to look at the data.
>>55456578
>This is news
Only to the typical Ameritard. Christcunts are the stingiest, nastiest people imaginable.
>>55456578
source
>http://www.sciencedaily.com
Not a biased source. You jews have even managed to fuck science up. Well done.
>>55456881
Yeah, this is so not even charity. This is like the total opposite of charity.
>>55457147
>Multiple other studies contradict this claim, showing religious people donate far more money and time than atheists.
I'm pretty sure zero studies have shown that christcunts were more giving than atheists. Literally every study I've ever seen that's done this experiment had the same results.
>>55456686
>>55456809
No he's right, psychology and social studies will never be able to fulfill the rigorous standards of hard science.
Partly because the subject matter is people, where you can't really eliminate variables and create 'perfect' laboratory conditions. But mostly because its practitioner are inferior, cum-slurping, feeble-minded, math-blind losers.
>>55456578
The study was conducted on 1,170 children between 5 and 12 years of age from Muslim, Christian and non-religious families across six different countries: China, Jordan, Canada, Turkey, South Africa and the U.S.
The sample comprised nearly double as many Muslim children (43 percent) as Christians (24 percent), and another 28 percent were children from families that self-identified as non-religious. Many of the media outlets reporting on the results of the study failed to mention that the so-called religious children were mostly Muslims.
So easy to spot lies, and liars.
>>55457644
Get used to being wrong.
The massive Social Capital Community Benchmark Survey conducted in the year 2000 across a group of 30,000 U.S. citizens found that religious people are more likely to give both of their time and their money than their non-religious counterparts.
>>55457504
>Ameritard cunts stingiest, nastiest
And you sound so enlightened. Get a reality check.
>>55457597
Not really. The church itself is a charitable organisation. Giving to the church is like giving to a charity, as they fund schools hospitals etc. etc. How has your education system fail you this badly America?
>>55456578
>give less of your wage to worthless scum
>This proves that atheism is actually morally superior to christianity
Enjoy your highly moral, idiocy
>>55456578
but kids raised in religious households have far greater chance of not being gnawed on by satan while being raped with fire
>>55457644
The study found the variance between “religious” and “secular” giving to be dramatic. Religious people are 25 percentage points more likely than secularists to donate money (91 percent versus 66 percent) and 23 points more likely to volunteer time (67 percent versus 44 percent). In real dollars this translates into an average annual giving of $2,210 per person among the religious as compared to $642 among the secular.
>>55458175
Nice link.
>>55457016
I'm an atheist and I agree.
>>55457221
You are mind-numbingly stupid to equate documentation with experimental rigor.
>>55456578
Why do you claim to be for logic, reason, and science but cover your eyes and shout away refutation like some sperglord?
Waiting for someone to post
>le funny hat joke ecks dee
and watch fedorautists and christfags go at eachother.
Reminder that science does not prove or disprove the existence of a God, or an entity of higher power than us.
Just another day on /pol/.
>>55458259
Do you demand everyone in your life spoonfeed you to this degree?
You must be over 9000 lbs. by now!
>>55458741
Who's asking science to do something science is incapable of doing?
Do you have any basic concept of the scientific method, at all?
>>55458741
>can't prove or disprove God
This study proves that atheists are morally superior.
>>55457916
We have No Child Left Behind
>>55458787
[Citation Needed]
>>55456578
>sharing more is being more altruistic
How about being more of a bitch?
>>55456578
Did scientists prove they aren't going to hell?
I rest my case
>>55457664
So, nigger lower IQ can't be proven?
>>55456578
That's probably because in America if you are a Christian you also have to be a pro-gun anti-welfare Social Darwinist for some bizarre reason.
>>55459268
We hold that truth to be self-evident.
>>55456578
>Altuistic
Does this study think that if you support a welfare state you are more altruistic than a normal person? If so, then yea makes sense.
I'm on to you fuckers.
>>55456578
Is psychology accurate?
IF yes, then everybody has the same morals, which proves God
>>55458942
>atheists are moral
>if you don't share stickers as a child you grow up to be a bad person
>>55456578
>Catholic church considered the largest charitable organization in the world
OP BTFO!!
ATHEISTS BTFO!!
>2000 + 15
>being an atheist
