Survey Results

Correlations

Category

Answer

Note: For philosophical questions with only two main suggested answers, only one answer (randomly selected) can be looked up for correlations.

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Strongest correlations with philosophical questions

r: -0.69	Consciousness: dualism
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	14	468
Reject	204	152

n: 838

p < 0.0001

r: 0.62	Metaphilosophy: naturalism
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	576	137
Reject	137	381

n: 1231

p < 0.0001

r: -0.52	God: theism
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	53	806
Reject	250	368

n: 1477

p < 0.0001

r: -0.5	Cosmological fine-tuning: design
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	13	383
Reject	116	179

n: 691

p < 0.0001

r: 0.45	Consciousness: functionalism
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	263	222
Reject	54	301

n: 840

p < 0.0001

r: 0.43	Abortion: permissible
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	534	28
Reject	278	130

n: 970

p < 0.0001

r: -0.43	Free will: libertarianism
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	64	791
Reject	228	383

n: 1466

p < 0.0001

r: -0.41	Meaning of life: objective
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	177	540
Reject	324	209

n: 1250

p < 0.0001

r: -0.4	Morality: non-naturalism
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	63	424
Reject	188	186

n: 861

p < 0.0001

r: 0.35	Knowledge: empiricism
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	502	208
Reject	198	304

n: 1212

p < 0.0001

r: -0.35	Hard problem of consciousness: yes
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	277	227
Reject	300	73

n: 877

p < 0.0001

r: 0.34	Other minds: future AI systems
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	295	243
Reject	106	291

n: 935

p < 0.0001

r: 0.33	Practical reason: Humean
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	198	215
Reject	58	258

n: 729

p < 0.0001

r: -0.31	Personal identity: further-fact view
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	65	643
Reject	156	354

n: 1218

p < 0.0001

r: 0.3	Philosophical methods: empirical philosophy
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	624	229
Reject	308	291

n: 1452

p < 0.0001

r: 0.3	Chinese room: understands
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	134	337
Reject	36	339

n: 846

p < 0.0001

r: 0.29	Normative ethics: consequentialism
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	366	410
Reject	123	449

n: 1348

p < 0.0001

r: 0.29	Human genetic engineering: permissible
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	408	107
Reject	206	149

n: 870

p < 0.0001

r: 0.28	Consciousness: identity theory
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	107	376
Reject	17	338

n: 838

p < 0.0001

r: -0.28	Abstract objects: Platonism
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	259	510
Reject	327	234

n: 1330

p < 0.0001

r: -0.28	Well-being: objective list
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	212	234
Reject	248	93

n: 787

p < 0.0001

r: -0.28	Aesthetic value: objective
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	302	475
Reject	370	217

n: 1364

p < 0.0001

r: -0.28	Zombies: metaphysically possible
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	152	587
Reject	220	324

n: 1283

p < 0.0001

r: -0.27	Meta-ethics: moral realism
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	486	341
Reject	478	130

n: 1435

p < 0.0001

r: 0.27	Law: legal positivism
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	151	137
Reject	75	169

n: 532

p < 0.0001

r: -0.27	Grounds of intentionality: primitive
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	25	323
Reject	61	182

n: 591

p < 0.0001

r: 0.27	Free will: compatibilism
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	615	243
Reject	315	296

n: 1469

p < 0.0001

r: -0.26	Time: A-theory
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	113	411
Reject	163	212

n: 899

p < 0.0001

r: -0.26	Immortality: yes
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	213	311
Reject	240	161

n: 925

p < 0.0001

r: 0.26	Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	171	179
Reject	61	182

n: 593

p < 0.0001

r: -0.26	Practical reason: Aristotelian
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	123	290
Reject	173	144

n: 730

p < 0.0001

r: 0.26	Well-being: desire satisfaction
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	127	321
Reject	43	297

n: 788

p < 0.0001

r: -0.25	Arguments for theism: cosmological
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	75	343
Reject	123	220

n: 761

p < 0.0001

r: -0.25	Hume: skeptic
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	130	294
Reject	150	153

n: 727

p < 0.0001

r: -0.25	Principle of sufficient reason: true
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	138	307
Reject	173	188

n: 806

p < 0.0001

r: 0.24	Morality: expressivism
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	77	414
Reject	24	349

n: 864

p < 0.0001

r: -0.24	Justification: nonreliabilist foundationalism
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	84	335
Reject	142	205

n: 766

p < 0.0001

r: 0.23	Perceptual experience: representationalism
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	334	272
Reject	150	293

n: 1049

p < 0.0001

r: 0.23	Cosmological fine-tuning: brute fact
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	173	224
Reject	65	228

n: 690

p < 0.0001

r: 0.23	Units of selection: genes
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	189	134
Reject	81	135

n: 539

p < 0.0001

r: 0.23	Justification: reliabilism
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	201	222
Reject	97	248

n: 768

p < 0.0001

r: -0.23	Causation: primitive
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	66	372
Reject	96	193

n: 727

p < 0.0001

r: -0.23	A priori knowledge: yes
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	611	231
Reject	543	89

n: 1474

p < 0.0001

r: -0.23	Temporal ontology: presentism
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	43	297
Reject	75	190

n: 605

p < 0.0001

r: 0.23	Causation: counterfactual/difference-making
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	212	230
Reject	88	204

n: 734

p < 0.0001

r: 0.23	Morality: naturalist realism
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	202	288
Reject	98	279

n: 867

p < 0.0001

r: -0.22	Arguments for theism: moral
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	17	397
Reject	65	276

n: 755

p < 0.0001

r: 0.22	Zombies: conceivable but not metaphysically possible
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	367	375
Reject	161	383

n: 1286

p < 0.0001

r: -0.22	Moral judgment: cognitivism
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	526	257
Reject	491	114

n: 1388

p < 0.0001

r: 0.22	Laws of nature: Humean
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	305	449
Reject	136	432

n: 1322

p < 0.0001

r: 0.22	Meaning of life: subjective
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	351	369
Reject	154	378

n: 1252

p < 0.0001

r: 0.22	Mind uploading: survival
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	191	268
Reject	72	286

n: 817

p < 0.0001

r: 0.22	Philosophical methods: experimental philosophy
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	347	506
Reject	156	443

n: 1452

p < 0.0001

r: 0.22	Temporal ontology: eternalism
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	176	165
Reject	95	169

n: 605

p < 0.0001

r: -0.21	Grounds of intentionality: phenomenal
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	26	321
Reject	55	187

n: 589

p < 0.0001

r: 0.21	Meaning of life: nonexistent
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	190	525
Reject	62	460

n: 1237

p < 0.0001

r: -0.21	Propositional attitudes: phenomenal
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	11	362
Reject	38	233

n: 644

p < 0.0001

r: 0.21	Footbridge: push
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	252	546
Reject	98	470

n: 1366

p < 0.0001

r: -0.21	Gender categories: preserve
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	71	383
Reject	113	236

n: 803

p < 0.0001

r: 0.2	Cosmological fine-tuning: no fine-tuning
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	114	280
Reject	42	251

n: 687

p < 0.0001

r: -0.2	Interlevel metaphysics: grounding
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	92	255
Reject	113	132

n: 592

p < 0.0001

r: 0.2	Consciousness: eliminativism
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	42	441
Reject	1	354

n: 838

p < 0.0001

r: -0.2	Aim of philosophy: wisdom
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	211	586
Reject	261	324

n: 1382

p < 0.0001

r: 0.19	Metaontology: deflationary realism
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	122	198
Reject	52	201

n: 573

p < 0.0001

r: -0.19	Philosophical methods: intuition-based philosophy
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	405	448
Reject	378	221

n: 1452

p < 0.0001

r: -0.19	Belief or credence: belief
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	98	278
Reject	113	165

n: 654

p < 0.0001

r: 0.18	Morality: constructivism
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	125	364
Reject	62	314

n: 865

p < 0.0001

r: -0.18	Normative ethics: virtue ethics
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	263	509
Reject	295	282

n: 1349

p < 0.0001

r: 0.18	Extended mind: yes
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	279	193
Reject	153	177

n: 802

p < 0.0001

r: -0.18	Theory of reference: descriptive
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	87	342
Reject	95	198

n: 722

p < 0.0001

r: -0.18	Gender: biological
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	206	548
Reject	220	328

n: 1302

p < 0.0001

r: -0.18	Metaontology: heavyweight realism
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	121	200
Reject	133	120

n: 574

p < 0.0001

r: 0.18	Teletransporter: survival
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	347	356
Reject	170	346

n: 1219

p < 0.0001

r: 0.18	Properties: nonexistent
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	40	300
Reject	14	280

n: 634

p < 0.0001

r: 0.17	Time travel: metaphysically possible
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	243	225
Reject	133	207

n: 808

p < 0.0001

r: 0.17	Morality: error theory
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	35	452
Reject	15	359

n: 861

p < 0.0001

r: -0.17	Concepts: nativism
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	105	285
Reject	115	164

n: 669

p < 0.0001

r: 0.17	Well-being: hedonism/experientialism
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	75	372
Reject	34	305

n: 786

p < 0.0001

r: 0.17	Personal identity: psychological view
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	426	285
Reject	214	302

n: 1227

p < 0.0001

r: -0.17	Perceptual experience: qualia theory
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	72	529
Reject	116	326

n: 1043

p < 0.0001

r: 0.17	Experience machine: yes
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	138	665
Reject	53	520

n: 1376

p < 0.0001

r: 0.17	Theory of reference: causal
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	254	175
Reject	131	162

n: 722

p < 0.0001

r: 0.17	Gender: social
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	576	188
Reject	341	207

n: 1312

p < 0.0001

r: 0.16	Gender categories: eliminate
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	93	362
Reject	43	309

n: 807

p < 0.0001

r: -0.16	Response to external-world skepticism: dogmatist
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	50	385
Reject	69	253

n: 757

p < 0.0001

r: -0.16	Properties: transcendent universals
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	52	289
Reject	96	200

n: 637

p < 0.0001

r: 0.16	Philosophical methods: conceptual engineering
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	407	446
Reject	207	392

n: 1452

p < 0.0001

r: 0.15	Truth: deflationary
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	226	550
Reject	122	442

n: 1340

p < 0.0001

r: 0.15	Belief or credence: credence
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	143	233
Reject	81	197

n: 654

p < 0.0001

r: 0.15	Free will: no free will
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	150	707
Reject	35	576

n: 1468

p < 0.0001

r: -0.15	Proper names: Fregean
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	220	403
Reject	191	222

n: 1036

p < 0.0001

r: 0.15	Propositions: nonexistent
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	76	298
Reject	38	251

n: 663

p < 0.0001

r: -0.15	Method in political philosophy: ideal theory
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	107	245
Reject	113	163

n: 628

p: 0.0002

r: -0.15	Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	510	306
Reject	456	167

n: 1439

p < 0.0001

r: -0.15	External world: idealism
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	25	832
Reject	74	548

n: 1479

p < 0.0001

r: 0.14	Political philosophy: egalitarianism
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	397	294
Reject	211	294

n: 1196

p < 0.0001

r: -0.14	Epistemic justification: internalism
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	261	501
Reject	257	298

n: 1317

p < 0.0001

r: 0.14	Grounds of intentionality: interpretational
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	71	279
Reject	19	224

n: 593

p: 0.0005

r: -0.14	Politics: capitalism
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	150	336
Reject	156	201

n: 843

p < 0.0001

r: 0.14	Trolley problem: switch
Mind: physicalism	Accept	Reject
Accept	641	153
Reject	366	166

n: 1326

p < 0.0001

Strongest correlations with demographic questions

r: -0.23	AOS: Philosophy of Religion
Mind: physicalism	Yes	No
Accept	32	846
Reject	94	552

n: 1524

p < 0.0001

r: 0.22	Philosopher: Hume
Mind: physicalism	Yes	No
Accept	161	460
Reject	47	439

n: 1107

p < 0.0001

r: 0.21	AOS: Philosophy of Cognitive Science
Mind: physicalism	Yes	No
Accept	123	755
Reject	22	624

n: 1524

p < 0.0001

r: 0.17	Philosopher: Quine
Mind: physicalism	Yes	No
Accept	77	544
Reject	18	468

n: 1107

p < 0.0001

r: 0.16	Tradition: Analytic
Mind: physicalism	Yes	No
Accept	786	83
Reject	508	127

n: 1504

p < 0.0001

r: -0.16	Philosopher: Plato
Mind: physicalism	Yes	No
Accept	20	601
Reject	48	438

n: 1107

p < 0.0001

r: -0.15	AOS: Continental Philosophy
Mind: physicalism	Yes	No
Accept	16	862
Reject	50	596

n: 1524

p < 0.0001

r: 0.13	Philosopher: Lewis
Mind: physicalism	Yes	No
Accept	82	539
Reject	28	458

n: 1107

p < 0.0001

r: -0.12	Philosopher: Leibniz
Mind: physicalism	Yes	No
Accept	12	609
Reject	27	459

n: 1107

p < 0.0001

r: 0.12	AOS: Philosophy of Physical Science
Mind: physicalism	Yes	No
Accept	51	827
Reject	9	637

n: 1524

p < 0.0001

r: -0.11	AOS: Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy
Mind: physicalism	Yes	No
Accept	12	866
Reject	32	614

n: 1524

p < 0.0001

r: -0.11	Philosopher: Anscombe
Mind: physicalism	Yes	No
Accept	9	612
Reject	24	462

n: 1107

p: 0.0002

r: -0.11	Tradition: Other tradition
Mind: physicalism	Yes	No
Accept	55	814
Reject	73	562

n: 1504

p < 0.0001

r: -0.11	Tradition: Continental
Mind: physicalism	Yes	No
Accept	28	841
Reject	54	581

n: 1504

p < 0.0001

r: 0.1	AOS: General Philosophy of Science
Mind: physicalism	Yes	No
Accept	121	757
Reject	53	593

n: 1524

p < 0.0001

r: -0.1	Philosopher: Hegel
Mind: physicalism	Yes	No
Accept	8	613
Reject	20	466

n: 1107

p: 0.0006

r: -0.1	Philosopher: Moore
Mind: physicalism	Yes	No
Accept	10	611
Reject	27	459

n: 1107

p: 0.0007

r: 0.1	AOS: Decision Theory
Mind: physicalism	Yes	No
Accept	34	844
Reject	8	638

n: 1524

p < 0.0001

r: 0.1	AOS: Philosophy of Biology
Mind: physicalism	Yes	No
Accept	48	830
Reject	13	633

n: 1524

p: 0.0002

r: -0.09	Philosopher: Aristotle
Mind: physicalism	Yes	No
Accept	95	526
Reject	108	378

n: 1107

p: 0.002

r: 0.09	Philosopher: Carnap
Mind: physicalism	Yes	No
Accept	51	570
Reject	20	466

n: 1107

p: 0.0021

r: 0.09	Region of affiliation: Oceania
Mind: physicalism	Yes	No
Accept	57	834
Reject	18	643

n: 1552

p: 0.0003

r: -0.09	Philosopher: Descartes
Mind: physicalism	Yes	No
Accept	19	602
Reject	29	457

n: 1107

p: 0.0041

r: -0.08	Philosopher: Reid
Mind: physicalism	Yes	No
Accept	11	610
Reject	21	465

n: 1107

p: 0.0054

r: -0.08	AOS: Metaphysics
Mind: physicalism	Yes	No
Accept	174	704
Reject	162	484

n: 1524

p: 0.0013

r: 0.08	Philosopher: Putnam
Mind: physicalism	Yes	No
Accept	29	592
Reject	10	476

n: 1107

p: 0.0079

r: 0.08	Philosopher: Mill
Mind: physicalism	Yes	No
Accept	43	578
Reject	17	469

n: 1107

p: 0.0091

r: 0.08	Philosopher: Davidson
Mind: physicalism	Yes	No
Accept	29	592
Reject	8	478

n: 1107

p: 0.0099

r: 0.08	Region of nationality: Oceania
Mind: physicalism	Yes	No
Accept	56	775
Reject	20	588

n: 1439

p: 0.0033

r: 0.07	Philosopher: Dewey
Mind: physicalism	Yes	No
Accept	27	594
Reject	10	476

n: 1107

p: 0.0134

r: -0.07	Region of nationality: Asia
Mind: physicalism	Yes	No
Accept	15	816
Reject	24	584

n: 1439

p: 0.0053

r: -0.07	AOS: 19th Century Philosophy
Mind: physicalism	Yes	No
Accept	32	846
Reject	42	604

n: 1524

p: 0.0043

r: 0.07	Philosopher: Fodor
Mind: physicalism	Yes	No
Accept	5	616
Reject	0	486

n: 1107

p: 0.0162

r: -0.07	AOS: Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy
Mind: physicalism	Yes	No
Accept	42	836
Reject	50	596

n: 1524

p: 0.0053

r: -0.07	Philosopher: Heidegger
Mind: physicalism	Yes	No
Accept	9	612
Reject	13	473

n: 1107

p: 0.019

r: -0.07	Region of PhD: United States
Mind: physicalism	Yes	No
Accept	428	216
Reject	324	121

n: 1089

p: 0.0233

r: -0.07	Philosopher: Merleau-Ponty
Mind: physicalism	Yes	No
Accept	5	616
Reject	13	473

n: 1107

p: 0.0249

r: -0.06	Region of nationality: United States
Mind: physicalism	Yes	No
Accept	416	415
Reject	344	264

n: 1439

p: 0.0184

r: 0.06	AOS: Philosophy of Mind
Mind: physicalism	Yes	No
Accept	197	681
Reject	112	534

n: 1524

p: 0.018

r: -0.06	Region of affiliation: Asia
Mind: physicalism	Yes	No
Accept	22	869
Reject	30	631

n: 1552

p: 0.0219

r: -0.06	AOS: Asian Philosophy
Mind: physicalism	Yes	No
Accept	13	865
Reject	18	628

n: 1524

p: 0.0243

r: -0.05	AOS: 17th/18th Century Philosophy
Mind: physicalism	Yes	No
Accept	73	805
Reject	69	577

n: 1524

p: 0.0378

r: 0.05	AOS: Philosophy of Language
Mind: physicalism	Yes	No
Accept	159	719
Reject	85	561

n: 1524

p: 0.0441