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7. It's also completely wrong - the studies show the exact opposite of what is being inferred.

Reply to Ms. Toad (Reply #4)

Sat Oct 20, 2012, 08:03 PM

Oct 2012

See post #5 below.

The findings of the studies:

- Religiosity is correlated with trait compassion; the more religious, the more compassionate.

- The findings in the second study, which involved inducing feelings of compassion, were similar for generosity, except that the more religious were more prosocial even after accounting for compassion.

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