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In reply to the discussion: Why faith inspires people to give [View all]
Why faith inspires people to give [View all] yallerdawg Dec 2017 OP
Recommended. guillaumeb Dec 2017 #1
That's right! yallerdawg Dec 2017 #2
Seems they are giving to perpetuate their own beliefs edhopper Dec 2017 #3
+++ Angry Dragon Dec 2017 #5
So religious people give... yallerdawg Dec 2017 #7
no 2 religious people believe the same way Angry Dragon Dec 2017 #9
"Faith inspires people to give!" yallerdawg Dec 2017 #10
But give to what end? edhopper Dec 2017 #11
Is giving to religion never a good thing? eom guillaumeb Dec 2017 #26
depends what the religion doeswith it edhopper Dec 2017 #27
What do you mean by faith?? Angry Dragon Dec 2017 #12
It depends. tymorial Dec 2017 #8
Secular donors also give to perpetuate their own views. Igel Dec 2017 #14
"Seems" indicates that this is your personal interpretation. guillaumeb Dec 2017 #24
Paint with a broad brush much? HopeAgain Dec 2017 #30
just as the OP edhopper Dec 2017 #31
Many churches do a lot of charity work with the money they get. HopeAgain Dec 2017 #34
okay edhopper Dec 2017 #35
Yea, the anti-atheist side goes hard Lordquinton Dec 2017 #36
Some of us give without needing to couch in in a religious context PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2017 #4
How do you know it's the right thing to do? yallerdawg Dec 2017 #6
so you don't believe in edhopper Dec 2017 #13
Free will might include... yallerdawg Dec 2017 #15
The voice people think edhopper Dec 2017 #16
Because it is. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2017 #18
How do you know that you're not being controlled by an invisible dragon? Lordquinton Dec 2017 #38
Absurd! True Dough Dec 2017 #40
As has been pointed out Lordquinton Dec 2017 #41
What if that outside entity already controls your mind? guillaumeb Dec 2017 #25
That's the Philosophy 101 dilemma: PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2017 #28
I expected that you would say that. guillaumeb Dec 2017 #29
What if there is a mouse inside your head controlling your movements Lordquinton Dec 2017 #37
32% edhopper Dec 2017 #17
What was left out: Voltaire2 Dec 2017 #19
Or... yallerdawg Dec 2017 #20
So in other words edhopper Dec 2017 #21
After the chart: yallerdawg Dec 2017 #22
The biggest portion of the giving goes to Congregations edhopper Dec 2017 #23
Many churches more or less require this giving. Voltaire2 Dec 2017 #32
tithing edhopper Dec 2017 #33
I wonder how that cross section aligns with another list from the OP Lordquinton Dec 2017 #39
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