Survey Results

Correlations

Causation: nonexistent

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: 0.25
Material composition: nihilism
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 8 10
Reject 27 334
n: 379
p < 0.0001
r: 0.24
Properties: nonexistent
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 11 13
Reject 41 446
n: 511
p < 0.0001
r: 0.24
Propositional attitudes: nonexistent
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 6 18
Reject 11 492
n: 527
p < 0.0001
r: 0.2
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all)
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 16 12
Reject 109 387
n: 524
p < 0.0001
r: 0.2
Metaontology: anti-realism
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 7 17
Reject 48 389
n: 461
p < 0.0001
r: 0.2
True contradictions: possible but non-actual
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 5 23
Reject 24 547
n: 599
p < 0.0001
r: 0.19
Laws of nature: Humean
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 22 11
Reject 217 490
n: 740
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
Cosmological fine-tuning: multiverse
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 8 14
Reject 84 420
n: 526
p < 0.0001
r: -0.18
Theory of reference: causal
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 6 21
Reject 298 227
n: 552
p < 0.0001
r: -0.18
Metaontology: heavyweight realism
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 5 19
Reject 218 221
n: 463
p < 0.0001
r: 0.17
External world: skepticism
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 6 25
Reject 35 701
n: 767
p < 0.0001
r: 0.17
Well-being: hedonism/experientialism
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 7 16
Reject 77 460
n: 560
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
Semantic content: moderate contextualism (intermediate)
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 8 20
Reject 293 203
n: 524
p: 0.0003
r: -0.16
Science: scientific realism
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 22 12
Reject 587 123
n: 744
p < 0.0001
r: -0.15
External world: non-skeptical realism
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 25 6
Reject 650 85
n: 766
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
Truth: deflationary
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 15 16
Reject 187 493
n: 711
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
Propositions: sets
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 7 20
Reject 49 450
n: 526
p: 0.0005
r: -0.15
Other minds: adult humans
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 28 1
Reject 642 6
n: 677
p < 0.0001
r: -0.15
Truth: correspondence
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 12 19
Reject 423 258
n: 712
p < 0.0001
r: -0.14
Concepts: nativism
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 5 16
Reject 177 314
n: 512
p: 0.0015
r: -0.14
Moral judgment: cognitivism
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 12 18
Reject 537 179
n: 746
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
Gender categories: eliminate
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 10 21
Reject 87 475
n: 593
p: 0.0009
r: -0.13
True contradictions: impossible
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 16 12
Reject 449 122
n: 599
p: 0.001
r: 0.13
Theory of reference: deflationary
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 9 18
Reject 77 441
n: 545
p: 0.0017
r: 0.13
Political philosophy: libertarianism
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 8 17
Reject 91 502
n: 618
p: 0.001
r: 0.13
Morality: constructivism
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 9 16
Reject 118 498
n: 641
p: 0.0009
r: 0.13
Other minds: plants
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 5 24
Reject 43 605
n: 677
p: 0.0009
r: 0.13
Metaontology: deflationary realism
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 8 16
Reject 132 305
n: 461
p: 0.0064
r: 0.13
Aesthetic experience: pleasure
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 5 12
Reject 56 343
n: 416
p: 0.0098
r: 0.12
Meaning of life: nonexistent
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 11 17
Reject 134 487
n: 649
p: 0.002
r: -0.12
Quantum mechanics: hidden-variables
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 5 21
Reject 89 276
n: 391
p: 0.018
r: 0.12
Quantum mechanics: many-worlds
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 10 16
Reject 71 293
n: 390
p: 0.0185
r: 0.11
Grounds of intentionality: interpretational
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 9 13
Reject 61 397
n: 480
p: 0.013
r: 0.11
Values in science: necessarily value-laden
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 17 14
Reject 245 334
n: 610
p: 0.0063
r: 0.11
Foundations of mathematics: formalism
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 5 21
Reject 24 342
n: 392
p: 0.0375
r: 0.1
Perceptual experience: qualia theory
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 7 18
Reject 87 475
n: 587
p: 0.0128
r: 0.1
Properties: classes
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 5 19
Reject 60 428
n: 512
p: 0.0216
r: -0.1
Immortality: yes
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 10 22
Reject 312 312
n: 656
p: 0.0093
r: -0.1
Philosophical methods: conceptual analysis
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 19 16
Reject 545 190
n: 770
p: 0.0054
r: 0.1
Moral motivation: internalism
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 14 10
Reject 261 333
n: 618
p: 0.013
r: 0.1
Extended mind: yes
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 15 9
Reject 304 283
n: 611
p: 0.0144
r: -0.1
Philosophical methods: intuition-based philosophy
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 8 27
Reject 385 350
n: 770
p: 0.0068
r: 0.1
Cosmological fine-tuning: no fine-tuning
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 6 16
Reject 127 376
n: 525
p: 0.0263
r: -0.1
Propositions: structured entities
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 5 22
Reject 222 278
n: 527
p: 0.0262
r: 0.1
Chinese room: understands
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 12 14
Reject 112 480
n: 618
p: 0.0161
r: -0.09
Other minds: newborn babies
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 22 7
Reject 562 86
n: 677
p: 0.0137
r: -0.09
Race: biological
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 5 28
Reject 152 521
n: 706
p: 0.0129
r: 0.09
Race categories: eliminate
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 18 11
Reject 234 293
n: 556
p: 0.0278
r: 0.09
Theory of reference: descriptive
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 10 17
Reject 128 397
n: 552
p: 0.0285
r: -0.09
Perceptual experience: representationalism
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 6 19
Reject 289 276
n: 590
p: 0.0245
r: 0.09
Eating animals and animal products: veganism (no and no)
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 8 28
Reject 136 589
n: 761
p: 0.0109
r: -0.09
Time: A-theory
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 5 16
Reject 162 351
n: 534
p: 0.0332
r: 0.09
Experience machine: yes
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 15 17
Reject 101 596
n: 729
p: 0.0192
r: 0.09
True contradictions: actual
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 5 23
Reject 67 504
n: 599
p: 0.0364
r: 0.08
Aim of philosophy: happiness
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 5 25
Reject 92 580
n: 702
p: 0.0244
r: -0.08
Propositional attitudes: representational
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 10 14
Reject 273 241
n: 538
p: 0.0499
r: -0.08
Meta-ethics: moral realism
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 12 19
Reject 507 224
n: 762
p: 0.0204
r: 0.08
Gender: unreal
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 6 21
Reject 25 606
n: 658
p: 0.0339
r: 0.08
Race: unreal
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 14 18
Reject 104 558
n: 694
p: 0.0298
r: -0.08
Values in science: can be either
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 7 24
Reject 201 379
n: 611
p: 0.0439
r: -0.08
Trolley problem: switch
Causation: nonexistent Accept Reject
Accept 21 8
Reject 509 157
n: 695
p: 0.0378

Strongest correlations with demographic questions

r: 0.11
Philosopher: Wittgenstein
Causation: nonexistent Yes No
Accept 7 26
Reject 41 541
n: 615
p: 0.0063
r: -0.1
AOS: Philosophy of Mind
Causation: nonexistent Yes No
Accept 5 32
Reject 185 580
n: 802
p: 0.004
r: -0.09
AOS: Metaphysics
Causation: nonexistent Yes No
Accept 5 32
Reject 217 548
n: 802
p: 0.0086
r: 0.09
AOS: Continental Philosophy
Causation: nonexistent Yes No
Accept 5 32
Reject 24 741
n: 802
p: 0.0093
r: 0.07
Gender: female
Causation: nonexistent Yes No
Accept 8 28
Reject 113 641
n: 790
p: 0.036
r: 0.07
AOS: Philosophy of Language
Causation: nonexistent Yes No
Accept 7 30
Reject 156 609
n: 802
p: 0.0359
r: -0.07
AOS: Philosophy of Cognitive Science
Causation: nonexistent Yes No
Accept 5 32
Reject 86 679
n: 802
p: 0.039