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n2doc

(47,953 posts) Wed May 1, 2013, 12:01 PM May 2013

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When I passed him he proudly announced "The atheists are winning!" [View all]

Redditor Ventachinkway caught a photo of a homeless man conducting a clever exercise in behavioral economics disguised as an inquiry into the levels of spontaneous generosity as determined by religious creed or lack thereof.

http://boingboing.net/2013/05/01/homeless-mans-ab-test-of-ge.html
http://r2.reddit.com/r/atheism/comments/1ddxok/when_i_passed_him_he_proudly_announced_the/

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When I passed him he proudly announced "The atheists are winning!" [View all] n2doc May 2013 OP

Location, location, location. Rozlee May 2013 #1

Well, another thread pointed out that Atheists are likely to be from the upper class... Moonwalk May 2013 #2

+1 freshwest May 2013 #3

You're right, but way over-thinking it. maddiemom May 2013 #13

Over thinking it? Not in the least. I'm simply pointing out the flaws-- Moonwalk May 2013 #18

If you can find it Phlem May 2013 #14

course if I pointed this out I get punted PatrynXX May 2013 #4

The atheist show on god-tv is "off". nt. Warren Stupidity May 2013 #7

Atheism is not a religion, no, but the experiment seems less a contest between organized-- Moonwalk May 2013 #19

I noticed the jewish one is rather adieu May 2013 #5

Jews are a tiny minority in Austin oberliner May 2013 #12

Spirital? (New branch of spiritualism for freepers maybe?) chknltl May 2013 #6

Need I really point this out? matt819 May 2013 #8

I think the guy just came up with a clever gimmick to get people to give him more money Victor_c3 May 2013 #9

Meh. Wait Wut May 2013 #10

Well it is an interesting experiment but does not prove anything really. hrmjustin May 2013 #11

because they know religion is not needed to do the right thing Skittles May 2013 #15

something tells me that.. Phillip McCleod May 2013 #16

His backpack looks to be full of signs. goldent May 2013 #17

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