tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9040807413744183436.post5649778323623708287..comments2023-10-23T00:53:05.301-04:00Comments on Heretic: Non-religious upbringing makes children kinder, more altruistic! Stan Bleszynskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03922719716458272303noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9040807413744183436.post-47265228967120279892015-11-09T22:15:23.685-05:002015-11-09T22:15:23.685-05:00Hi Lithurgy,
Welcome to my blog!
You are corr...Hi Lithurgy,<br /><br />Welcome to my blog! <br /><br /> You are correct that correlation (as measured in the study) does not imply causuation. I see it as a starting point for further analysis, same as in the case of many of the dietary and nutrition studies. The same problem - they indicate a possible connection but we don't know yet for sure (in case of beliefs, not diets!) what that connection may be. In any case, I find it interesting to look at that particular study from a perspective of those other studies and ideas I discussed in those posts: <br /><br />http://stan-heretic.blogspot.ca/search/label/anthropology<br /><br />I have a suspicion that there is a common factor behind the self-centered competitive tendencies exhibited by many (though not all) extroverts, collectivists and pro-socialites, and a collectivistic nature of many religious (and other organised groups) which seems to attract such people, who might not exactly care about a particular nature of a belief as long as there is one to rally around and a group associated with it. In other words, we may be dealing with a selection effect.<br />Regards,<br />Stan (Heretic)<br /><br /><br /> Stan Bleszynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03922719716458272303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9040807413744183436.post-76377739720987213442015-11-09T00:56:09.775-05:002015-11-09T00:56:09.775-05:00This may help prevent misinterpreting statistics: ...This may help prevent misinterpreting statistics: http://liturgy.co.nz/religious-children-are-meaner-than-secular-onesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com