Survey Results

Correlations

Arguments for theism: cosmological

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: 0.33
Cosmological fine-tuning: design
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 69 95
Reject 53 339
n: 556
p < 0.0001
r: -0.29
Abortion: permissible
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 111 68
Reject 468 70
n: 717
p < 0.0001
r: 0.29
God: theism
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 92 111
Reject 111 479
n: 793
p < 0.0001
r: -0.25
Mind: physicalism
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 75 123
Reject 343 220
n: 761
p < 0.0001
r: 0.25
Principle of sufficient reason: true
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 90 85
Reject 155 305
n: 635
p < 0.0001
r: -0.24
Metaphilosophy: naturalism
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 64 103
Reject 300 212
n: 679
p < 0.0001
r: 0.21
Truth: correspondence
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 136 48
Reject 308 234
n: 726
p < 0.0001
r: 0.21
Meaning of life: objective
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 106 71
Reject 204 306
n: 687
p < 0.0001
r: 0.21
Free will: libertarianism
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 78 128
Reject 107 488
n: 801
p < 0.0001
r: -0.2
Truth: deflationary
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 33 150
Reject 158 384
n: 725
p < 0.0001
r: 0.2
Interlevel metaphysics: grounding
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 64 59
Reject 107 228
n: 458
p < 0.0001
r: 0.19
Consciousness: dualism
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 67 100
Reject 105 346
n: 618
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
Immortality: yes
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 128 56
Reject 244 276
n: 704
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
Meta-ethics: moral realism
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 159 42
Reject 392 196
n: 789
p < 0.0001
r: 0.17
Time: A-theory
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 66 81
Reject 105 274
n: 526
p < 0.0001
r: 0.17
Practical reason: Aristotelian
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 82 66
Reject 156 248
n: 552
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
Practical reason: Humean
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 37 112
Reject 141 263
n: 553
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
Meaning of life: nonexistent
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 22 152
Reject 113 392
n: 679
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
Morality: expressivism
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 18 155
Reject 58 438
n: 669
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Metaontology: heavyweight realism
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 73 46
Reject 140 198
n: 457
p: 0.0007
r: 0.16
Hard problem of consciousness: yes
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 128 43
Reject 307 171
n: 649
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
Law: legal positivism
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 39 73
Reject 129 178
n: 419
p: 0.0012
r: -0.16
Consciousness: functionalism
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 48 118
Reject 181 270
n: 617
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Moral judgment: cognitivism
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 166 32
Reject 424 149
n: 771
p < 0.0001
r: -0.15
Metaontology: deflationary realism
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 24 94
Reject 111 226
n: 455
p: 0.001
r: -0.15
Free will: compatibilism
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 104 102
Reject 391 205
n: 802
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
Aesthetic value: objective
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 121 72
Reject 258 282
n: 733
p < 0.0001
r: -0.15
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 15 87
Reject 61 205
n: 368
p: 0.0036
r: 0.15
Well-being: objective list
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 114 46
Reject 250 186
n: 596
p: 0.0002
r: -0.15
Chinese room: understands
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 22 153
Reject 104 367
n: 646
p < 0.0001
r: -0.15
Cosmological fine-tuning: brute fact
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 29 136
Reject 142 248
n: 555
p: 0.0005
r: 0.14
Philosophical methods: intuition-based philosophy
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 126 71
Reject 308 296
n: 801
p < 0.0001
r: -0.14
Laws of nature: Humean
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 44 140
Reject 178 373
n: 735
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
Hume: skeptic
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 72 70
Reject 155 267
n: 564
p: 0.0007
r: -0.14
Causation: counterfactual/difference-making
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 41 101
Reject 181 241
n: 564
p: 0.0007
r: -0.14
Material composition: universalism
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 32 76
Reject 95 163
n: 366
p: 0.0071
r: -0.14
Well-being: desire satisfaction
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 21 139
Reject 99 338
n: 597
p: 0.0008
r: -0.13
Human genetic engineering: permissible
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 105 60
Reject 360 138
n: 663
p: 0.0006
r: -0.13
Knowledge: empiricism
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 73 89
Reject 282 205
n: 649
p: 0.0007
r: 0.13
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 160 41
Reject 393 207
n: 801
p: 0.0002
r: -0.13
Cosmological fine-tuning: no fine-tuning
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 32 133
Reject 98 293
n: 556
p: 0.0018
r: -0.13
Other minds: future AI systems
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 58 119
Reject 228 291
n: 696
p: 0.0006
r: 0.13
Temporal ontology: presentism
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 36 104
Reject 68 282
n: 490
p: 0.0039
r: -0.12
Footbridge: push
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 35 157
Reject 157 397
n: 746
p: 0.0008
r: 0.12
Material composition: restrictivism
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 55 53
Reject 102 156
n: 366
p: 0.0189
r: -0.12
Extended mind: yes
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 65 87
Reject 250 199
n: 601
p: 0.0037
r: 0.12
Quantum mechanics: hidden-variables
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 31 71
Reject 53 212
n: 367
p: 0.0238
r: -0.12
Grounds of intentionality: interpretational
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 13 97
Reject 58 278
n: 446
p: 0.0133
r: -0.12
Mind uploading: survival
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 36 144
Reject 152 301
n: 633
p: 0.0038
r: 0.11
Morality: non-naturalism
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 73 101
Reject 137 356
n: 667
p: 0.003
r: -0.11
Morality: error theory
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 8 166
Reject 25 469
n: 668
p: 0.003
r: -0.11
Properties: classes
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 7 134
Reject 47 299
n: 487
p: 0.0115
r: 0.11
A priori knowledge: yes
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 182 24
Reject 465 133
n: 804
p: 0.0012
r: 0.11
Other minds: newborn babies
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 168 9
Reject 447 72
n: 696
p: 0.0031
r: -0.11
Time travel: metaphysically possible
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 74 100
Reject 222 222
n: 618
p: 0.0075
r: 0.11
Personal identity: further-fact view
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 53 114
Reject 82 411
n: 660
p: 0.0058
r: 0.11
Perceptual experience: qualia theory
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 37 105
Reject 70 374
n: 586
p: 0.0098
r: -0.11
Knowledge claims: relativism
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 7 162
Reject 29 487
n: 685
p: 0.0054
r: -0.11
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 22 137
Reject 57 378
n: 594
p: 0.0099
r: -0.1
Normative ethics: consequentialism
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 54 134
Reject 215 341
n: 744
p: 0.0047
r: -0.1
Units of selection: genes
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 50 53
Reject 158 137
n: 398
p: 0.0417
r: -0.1
Temporal ontology: eternalism
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 58 81
Reject 162 188
n: 489
p: 0.0254
r: -0.1
Meaning of life: subjective
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 56 121
Reject 198 313
n: 688
p: 0.0084
r: 0.1
Eating animals and animal products: omnivorism (yes and yes)
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 125 79
Reject 290 298
n: 792
p: 0.0057
r: -0.1
Morality: constructivism
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 29 145
Reject 113 384
n: 671
p: 0.0116
r: 0.1
Gender: biological
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 83 101
Reject 167 356
n: 707
p: 0.0109
r: -0.1
Normative concepts: reasons
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 35 107
Reject 119 275
n: 536
p: 0.0272
r: 0.09
Gender categories: preserve
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 57 110
Reject 91 352
n: 610
p: 0.0201
r: -0.09
Normative concepts: ought
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 16 126
Reject 68 325
n: 535
p: 0.0313
r: -0.09
Teletransporter: survival
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 56 121
Reject 211 286
n: 674
p: 0.0194
r: 0.09
Politics: capitalism
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 82 86
Reject 167 302
n: 637
p: 0.0234
r: 0.09
Properties: immanent universals
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 46 95
Reject 68 278
n: 487
p: 0.049
r: 0.09
Moral principles: moral generalism
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 102 69
Reject 266 192
n: 629
p: 0.028
r: 0.09
Normative ethics: virtue ethics
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 98 91
Reject 214 343
n: 746
p: 0.0199
r: -0.08
Eating animals and animal products: veganism (no and no)
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 38 166
Reject 131 457
n: 792
p: 0.0168
r: -0.08
Analysis of knowledge: no analysis
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 40 129
Reject 163 325
n: 657
p: 0.0322
r: 0.08
Abstract objects: Platonism
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 91 83
Reject 241 293
n: 708
p: 0.0262
r: -0.08
Philosophical methods: conceptual engineering
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 68 129
Reject 275 329
n: 801
p: 0.0198
r: 0.08
Political philosophy: communitarianism
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 64 96
Reject 148 343
n: 651
p: 0.0388
r: 0.08
Zombies: metaphysically possible
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 70 121
Reject 144 383
n: 718
p: 0.0301
r: 0.08
Aim of philosophy: wisdom
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 86 106
Reject 194 367
n: 753
p: 0.0265
r: -0.07
Eating animals and animal products: vegetarianism (no and yes)
Arguments for theism: cosmological Accept Reject
Accept 42 162
Reject 168 422
n: 794
p: 0.0422

Strongest correlations with demographic questions

r: 0.35
Philosopher: Aquinas
Arguments for theism: cosmological Yes No
Accept 33 137
Reject 8 475
n: 653
p < 0.0001
r: 0.19
AOS: Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy
Arguments for theism: cosmological Yes No
Accept 21 189
Reject 11 614
n: 835
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
Philosopher: Aristotle
Arguments for theism: cosmological Yes No
Accept 50 120
Reject 85 398
n: 653
p: 0.0003
r: 0.13
AOS: Philosophy of Religion
Arguments for theism: cosmological Yes No
Accept 44 166
Reject 58 567
n: 835
p: 0.0002
r: 0.12
Philosopher: Leibniz
Arguments for theism: cosmological Yes No
Accept 14 156
Reject 10 473
n: 653
p: 0.0019
r: -0.1
AOS: Philosophy of Language
Arguments for theism: cosmological Yes No
Accept 26 184
Reject 120 505
n: 835
p: 0.0056
r: -0.09
Region of affiliation: Oceania
Arguments for theism: cosmological Yes No
Accept 6 206
Reject 42 584
n: 838
p: 0.0137
r: -0.08
Philosopher: Wittgenstein
Arguments for theism: cosmological Yes No
Accept 9 161
Reject 50 433
n: 653
p: 0.0451