Atheism and empathy
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African children who received Manna Packs of rice from the Christian relief organization Feed My Starving Children.
The Barna Group found that even when church-based giving is subtracted from the equation, active-faith adults donated twice as many dollars last year as did atheists and agnostics.[1]
The Barna Group found that even when church-based giving is subtracted from the equation, active-faith adults donated twice as many dollars last year as did atheists and agnostics.[1]
Empathy is the understanding of the emotional state or thoughts of another person.
In 2007 the Baptist Press reported about atheism and empathy:
| “ | ...a pollster at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada, found that adults who profess a belief in God are significantly more likely than atheists to say that forgiveness, patience, generosity and a concern for others are "very important." In fact, the poll found that on 11 of 12 values, there was a double-digit gap between theists and atheists, with theists more likely to label each value "very important."
The survey by sociologist and pollster Reginald Bibby examined the beliefs of 1,600 Canadians, 82 percent who said they believed in "God or a higher power" and 18 percent who said they did not.[2] |
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From a metaphysical, moral and spiritual perspective, atheists have an inability to satisfactorily explain the existence of love.[3][4] See also: Atheism and love and Atheism and social justice
See also
References
- ↑ Atheists and Agnostics Take Aim at Christians The Barna Update, 2007.
- ↑ Foust, Michael (October 23, 2007). "Poll: Atheists less likely to 'do good'" Baptist Press. Retrieved on July 20, 2014.
- ↑ How do atheists define love? by Dr. Taylor Marshall
- ↑ What is love? how materialist atheism fails to have a satisfactory answer, July 9, 2014