Survey Results

Correlations

Arguments for theism: pragmatic

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: 0.19
Response to external-world skepticism: pragmatic
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 41 54
Reject 105 394
n: 594
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
Method in history of philosophy: analytic/rational reconstruction
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 58 43
Reject 333 146
n: 580
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
Knowledge claims: invariantism
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 18 97
Reject 192 366
n: 673
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Knowledge claims: contextualism
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 82 35
Reject 292 267
n: 676
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
Cosmological fine-tuning: brute fact
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 36 50
Reject 132 326
n: 544
p: 0.0004
r: 0.15
Knowledge: empiricism
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 82 34
Reject 272 253
n: 641
p: 0.0002
r: -0.15
Other minds: newborn babies
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 93 21
Reject 517 58
n: 689
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
Well-being: desire satisfaction
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 28 64
Reject 90 405
n: 587
p: 0.0005
r: 0.14
Values in science: necessarily value-laden
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 81 42
Reject 209 307
n: 639
p: 0.0003
r: 0.14
Belief or credence: neither
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 22 58
Reject 80 328
n: 488
p: 0.0018
r: 0.14
Practical reason: Humean
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 42 60
Reject 133 312
n: 547
p: 0.0011
r: -0.14
Sleeping beauty: one-third
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 14 32
Reject 80 158
n: 284
p: 0.0201
r: 0.14
Truth: epistemic
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 23 102
Reject 49 541
n: 715
p: 0.0002
r: 0.14
Metaontology: deflationary realism
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 29 46
Reject 102 269
n: 446
p: 0.0038
r: 0.13
Morality: constructivism
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 32 72
Reject 109 450
n: 663
p: 0.0007
r: 0.13
Consciousness: panpsychism
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 13 84
Reject 43 469
n: 609
p: 0.0012
r: -0.13
Values in science: necessarily value-free
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 9 114
Reject 104 412
n: 639
p: 0.0013
r: 0.12
Philosophical methods: experimental philosophy
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 61 78
Reject 207 446
n: 792
p: 0.0005
r: 0.12
Extended mind: yes
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 66 37
Reject 247 243
n: 593
p: 0.003
r: -0.12
Abstract objects: Platonism
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 35 78
Reject 294 292
n: 699
p: 0.0016
r: 0.12
Causation: counterfactual/difference-making
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 46 49
Reject 173 288
n: 556
p: 0.0053
r: -0.12
Other minds: fish
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 63 51
Reject 409 166
n: 689
p: 0.002
r: 0.12
Foundations of mathematics: constructivism/intuitionism
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 15 49
Reject 45 271
n: 380
p: 0.022
r: 0.12
Meaning of life: subjective
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 57 64
Reject 194 363
n: 678
p: 0.0023
r: 0.11
Philosophical methods: empirical philosophy
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 98 41
Reject 411 242
n: 792
p: 0.0013
r: 0.11
External world: idealism
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 15 116
Reject 41 612
n: 784
p: 0.0015
r: 0.11
True contradictions: actual
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 16 81
Reject 64 450
n: 611
p: 0.0054
r: 0.11
Laws of nature: Humean
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 49 79
Reject 172 425
n: 725
p: 0.0025
r: -0.11
Metaontology: heavyweight realism
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 26 51
Reject 183 188
n: 448
p: 0.0189
r: 0.11
Interlevel metaphysics: supervenience
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 26 42
Reject 94 287
n: 449
p: 0.0204
r: -0.11
Moral judgment: cognitivism
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 87 46
Reject 494 134
n: 761
p: 0.0025
r: -0.11
Concepts: nativism
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 20 61
Reject 156 267
n: 504
p: 0.0158
r: 0.11
True contradictions: possible but non-actual
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 6 91
Reject 24 490
n: 611
p: 0.0084
r: 0.11
Gender categories: revise
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 68 37
Reject 254 247
n: 606
p: 0.0088
r: -0.11
External world: non-skeptical realism
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 102 29
Reject 567 84
n: 782
p: 0.0032
r: -0.1
Justification: nonreliabilist foundationalism
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 23 69
Reject 161 319
n: 572
p: 0.012
r: -0.1
Philosophical methods: formal philosophy
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 70 69
Reject 423 230
n: 792
p: 0.0031
r: -0.1
Wittgenstein: early
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 20 91
Reject 141 351
n: 603
p: 0.0105
r: -0.1
Rational disagreement: non-permissivism
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 12 100
Reject 121 399
n: 632
p: 0.009
r: -0.1
True contradictions: impossible
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 68 29
Reject 401 113
n: 611
p: 0.0103
r: -0.1
Cosmological fine-tuning: no fine-tuning
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 17 70
Reject 113 346
n: 546
p: 0.0158
r: 0.1
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all)
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 35 48
Reject 95 313
n: 491
p: 0.0223
r: 0.1
Interlevel metaphysics: realization
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 18 48
Reject 92 290
n: 448
p: 0.0301
r: -0.1
Meta-ethics: moral realism
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 77 54
Reject 465 183
n: 779
p: 0.0043
r: -0.1
Hume: skeptic
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 35 63
Reject 190 271
n: 559
p: 0.0172
r: -0.1
A priori knowledge: yes
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 98 35
Reject 539 121
n: 793
p: 0.0047
r: 0.1
Properties: classes
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 11 60
Reject 43 365
n: 479
p: 0.0348
r: -0.1
Philosophical methods: intuition-based philosophy
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 56 83
Reject 371 282
n: 792
p: 0.0069
r: 0.09
Propositional attitudes: phenomenal
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 11 70
Reject 28 380
n: 489
p: 0.0404
r: -0.09
Morality: non-naturalism
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 25 76
Reject 183 375
n: 659
p: 0.0194
r: 0.09
External world: skepticism
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 12 119
Reject 41 612
n: 784
p: 0.0112
r: 0.09
Philosophical progress: a little
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 77 59
Reject 301 351
n: 788
p: 0.0118
r: -0.09
Epistemic justification: internalism
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 46 82
Reject 249 334
n: 711
p: 0.0188
r: 0.09
Zombies: inconceivable
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 25 94
Reject 108 480
n: 707
p: 0.0192
r: -0.09
Human genetic engineering: permissible
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 73 44
Reject 388 150
n: 655
p: 0.0252
r: -0.09
Response to external-world skepticism: dogmatist
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 9 84
Reject 87 409
n: 589
p: 0.0351
r: 0.09
Justification: coherentism
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 33 59
Reject 119 364
n: 575
p: 0.0381
r: -0.09
Analytic-synthetic distinction: yes
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 79 60
Reject 463 188
n: 790
p: 0.0152
r: -0.09
Other minds: cats
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 103 11
Reject 540 35
n: 689
p: 0.0245
r: 0.08
Justification: reliabilism
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 38 55
Reject 160 320
n: 573
p: 0.0437
r: -0.08
Philosophical progress: a lot
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 54 82
Reject 324 328
n: 788
p: 0.0219
r: 0.08
Race: social
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 95 32
Reject 395 191
n: 713
p: 0.0323
r: 0.08
Philosophical knowledge: a little
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Accept Reject
Accept 49 69
Reject 193 380
n: 691
p: 0.0473

Strongest correlations with demographic questions

r: 0.17
Philosopher: Dewey
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Yes No
Accept 12 104
Reject 5 524
n: 645
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Philosopher: James
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Yes No
Accept 14 102
Reject 11 518
n: 645
p < 0.0001
r: -0.15
AOS: Metaphysics
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Yes No
Accept 20 123
Reject 184 497
n: 824
p < 0.0001
r: 0.12
Gender: female
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Yes No
Accept 30 111
Reject 99 575
n: 815
p: 0.0009
r: -0.11
Gender: male
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Yes No
Accept 111 30
Reject 572 102
n: 815
p: 0.0016
r: 0.11
AOS: 19th Century Philosophy
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Yes No
Accept 15 128
Reject 28 653
n: 824
p: 0.0023
r: -0.11
Tradition: Analytic
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Yes No
Accept 109 33
Reject 604 72
n: 818
p: 0.0026
r: 0.09
Tradition: Other tradition
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Yes No
Accept 24 118
Reject 45 631
n: 818
p: 0.0072
r: 0.09
Philosopher: Peirce
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Yes No
Accept 6 110
Reject 7 522
n: 645
p: 0.018
r: 0.09
AOS: Social and Political Philosophy
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Yes No
Accept 31 112
Reject 86 595
n: 824
p: 0.009
r: 0.08
AOS: General Philosophy of Science
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Yes No
Accept 22 121
Reject 67 614
n: 824
p: 0.0174
r: -0.08
AOS: Philosophy of Language
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Yes No
Accept 15 128
Reject 130 551
n: 824
p: 0.0176
r: 0.08
AOS: Philosophy of Cognitive Science
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Yes No
Accept 18 125
Reject 50 631
n: 824
p: 0.0235
r: 0.08
AOS: Philosophy of Social Science
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Yes No
Accept 10 133
Reject 27 654
n: 824
p: 0.0252
r: -0.08
AOS: Epistemology
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Yes No
Accept 27 116
Reject 195 486
n: 824
p: 0.0265
r: -0.07
Region of nationality: United Kingdom
Arguments for theism: pragmatic Yes No
Accept 7 131
Reject 62 578
n: 778
p: 0.04