Atheism and morality

[chocoloco]

Kasz216 said:

chocoloco said:

Kasz216 said:

pearljammer said:

I'm unsure how any of this talk about horrid people who had commited atrocious crimes, either being religious or atheist,  is relevent or even representative of either group of people.

It's ridiculous. Really, really ridiculous.

It's just general strawmanism to avoid the general research on hand.

What research I have not seen any research presented in the original post it was just a mans ideas that he based on what he had been hearing in the media lately.

http://www.gordon.edu/ace/pdf/Spr07BRGrinols.pdf

For one.  There is a lot of research on it though.  That generally finds that the biggest indicator on if you are going to give to charity or not is if you practice religion.

Sorry bro, but this article is crap not enough statistics. Also I have no doubt that Christians donate more money than Atheists on average because they are used to being asked for money in their church services every week. A man at the podium asks for money so you give it to him because he says its important.

Also it matters what charity is involved because if the charity uses the money to convert other people to be Christians than it is not a charity, it just serves to serve the religion and promoting its uptake among the masses. A lot of supposed chariyty by Christians helps people, yet its underlying purpose is to spread the word of god. That is not charity that is manipulation. it only serves the religion.