LINK Atheists and believers have different moral compasses | Live Science
"It's a common question, including among fellow atheists, whether disbelievers even have a moral compass. A 2019 Pew Research Center poll found that 44% of Americans (compared with 26% of Canadians) think that a belief in God is needed to be moral."
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.This man initiated my non belief 60 years ago . Great collection of memes etc
Mcflewster
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Feb 25, 2021
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The moral link is in their behavior
Christians are the highest per capita group in American prisions. About 90% at war are counties that are predominantly religious countries. Sounds more like hell on earth than a moral compass
The most important human right is thought. But why is it not in the constitution or non believers in top office.
Thank doG the word God is not in the American Constitution.
Castlepaloma
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Feb 24, 2021
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Very interesting link. If I'm reading it correctly, I get the sense that the average nonbeliever's moral compass tends to function at a higher stage of Lawrence Kohlberg's stages of moral development than the average believer's moral compass.
Behind-the-dog
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Feb 24, 2021
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I have always been fascinated by Kohlberg's Stages Of Moral Development. It's obvious that the more one is a conformist, which correlates with religious beliefs most of the time, the lower they are on the Moral Development Stages.
Bertrand luxuriously didn't get to the 11th: Never assume that the person you're currently talking to shares those same ideas. That's of small concern for one on one type relationships but when it gets to society level one must set rules. That means opposition and losers. Eventually you get a mess despite that respectful outlook. In fact, it becomes a liability.
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Feb 24, 2021
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