Are Religious People more Moral than Atheists? Here are the Facts | Phil Zuckerman - Feddit (feddit.de)

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An overview of studies which investigate correlations between morality and religious vs. secular / atheist ideologies presented by Phil Zuckerman who is a professor of sociology and secular studies at the Claremont colleges in California, USA.

Summary: Atheists / secular people not only have morals but are even more moral than religious people.

Note: Of course moral is a matter of perspective. In this context we agree that compassion and empathy are our foundations of moral.

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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Everything you say confuses me, starting with you having some issue with me pasting a quote. Why do you even give a shit? If you don't like what I post, just block me.

[-] jasory@programming.dev -1 points 11 months ago

"Why do you even give a shit"

Why did you post it? My reason for posting a criticism is atleast as valid as yours for posting the initial comment. The primary difference is that my clearly satirical fake quote wasn't deliberately conveying a false statement.

"Just block me"

Please people, don't criticise me!

If you announce something to the public, the public can respond back. The world isn't a pulpit to preach from.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

It isn't a fake quote.

https://thefederal.com/obituary/steven-weinberg-a-physicist-who-found-religion-an-insult-to-human-dignity/

I didn't even read the rest because that's just a lie.

Why are you even talking to me if you're going to lie and gaslight?

[-] jasory@programming.dev -1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I characterised my statement as a fake quote, you illiterate dolt, "fake" is literally directly after "my " and before "quote". It was satirizing your quote-mining of a clearly false statement, by attributing another clearly false statement to a noted logician and pretending that it was therefore correct, because that's exactly what you did.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Huh. So maybe I'm not the genius you claimed I think I am and actually the idiot I think I am.

Can you imagine? You not being right about me?

[-] jasory@programming.dev -1 points 11 months ago

Yes, I can imagine. You are probably somewhat self-aware that you are a moron. That's why you commit an appeal to authority fallacy in your initial comment.

But keep on imaging that you can play epistemic games with me.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Somewhat? I literally said I'm an idiot. Where is the somewhat? How much more direct do I have to be?

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