richardhutnik said:
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.
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It's just general strawmanism to avoid the general research on hand.
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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.
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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.
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The book, "Who Really Cares?" (I have it, but didn't get to read it much) is an interesting work. To go off track here a bit, I find the premise of the book ends up taking the issues of helping the poor and takes the focus off those in need, on those who do the giving. I think the focus needs to be on those in need personally.
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I disagree... since that's not what the book is about.
I don't think a book about poor people would be anymore likely to make people give, I mean how many people spend there days walking by countless homeless people and just not care.
