Nearly 1/3 of atheists respond there is *no* obligation. Fewer than 25% of Christians respond the same way. Good work, atheists! Not!pic.twitter.com/Ay5406i0qu
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One of my philosophy experiments asks if you are morally obliged to help a person in severe need in India assuming little cost to yourself.
Nearly 1/3 of atheists respond there is *no* obligation. Fewer than 25% of Christians respond the same way. Good work, atheists! Not!pic.twitter.com/Ay5406i0qu
That difference is wildly statistically significant, by the way. Chi-Square is up at 25.224.
But evidently it is not the case that 75% of Christians act on what they may perceive to be a moral obligation.
So could the interpretation be that atheists are more realistic about their actual moral sentiments?
Helping those in need is a specific tenet of Christianity. How about religions that don't have that commandment?
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