Survey Results

Correlations

Propositions: simple entities

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: 0.24
Cosmological fine-tuning: design
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 21 26
Reject 76 347
n: 470
p < 0.0001
r: 0.23
Propositional attitudes: phenomenal
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 8 30
Reject 31 445
n: 514
p < 0.0001
r: 0.22
Properties: transcendent universals
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 29 15
Reject 92 363
n: 499
p < 0.0001
r: -0.17
Metaphilosophy: naturalism
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 14 31
Reject 323 228
n: 596
p < 0.0001
r: 0.17
Quantum mechanics: epistemic
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 5 23
Reject 38 287
n: 353
p: 0.0011
r: 0.17
God: theism
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 26 26
Reject 125 494
n: 671
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Grounds of intentionality: primitive
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 9 25
Reject 60 354
n: 448
p: 0.0007
r: 0.16
Grounds of intentionality: phenomenal
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 7 27
Reject 47 367
n: 448
p: 0.0008
r: -0.15
Meaning of life: nonexistent
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 6 37
Reject 116 403
n: 562
p: 0.0003
r: 0.15
Race categories: preserve
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 5 31
Reject 33 412
n: 481
p: 0.001
r: 0.15
Meaning of life: objective
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 30 14
Reject 206 314
n: 564
p: 0.0005
r: 0.14
Free will: libertarianism
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 25 30
Reject 124 497
n: 676
p: 0.0002
r: 0.14
Causation: primitive
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 19 21
Reject 111 376
n: 527
p: 0.0013
r: -0.13
Grounds of intentionality: causal/teleological
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 6 27
Reject 167 249
n: 449
p: 0.0044
r: 0.13
Foundations of mathematics: logicism
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 6 26
Reject 51 312
n: 395
p: 0.0081
r: 0.13
Consciousness: dualism
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 23 20
Reject 119 382
n: 544
p: 0.002
r: 0.13
Theory of reference: descriptive
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 16 21
Reject 122 370
n: 529
p: 0.0028
r: 0.13
Vagueness: epistemic
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 20 30
Reject 148 445
n: 643
p: 0.001
r: 0.13
Perceptual experience: sense-datum theory
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 6 38
Reject 27 477
n: 548
p: 0.0025
r: 0.13
Possible worlds: abstract
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 43 4
Reject 323 244
n: 614
p: 0.0015
r: -0.13
Abortion: permissible
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 28 20
Reject 475 89
n: 612
p: 0.0015
r: 0.13
Propositional attitudes: dispositional
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 13 25
Reject 161 324
n: 523
p: 0.0036
r: 0.13
Arguments for theism: design
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 16 28
Reject 103 354
n: 501
p: 0.005
r: -0.12
Normative ethics: consequentialism
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 9 43
Reject 218 350
n: 620
p: 0.002
r: 0.12
Morality: non-naturalism
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 28 19
Reject 135 382
n: 564
p: 0.0036
r: 0.12
Meta-ethics: moral realism
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 50 4
Reject 417 199
n: 670
p: 0.0022
r: -0.11
Aesthetic experience: perception
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 7 22
Reject 115 233
n: 377
p: 0.0258
r: -0.11
Law: legal positivism
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 8 22
Reject 139 177
n: 346
p: 0.0337
r: 0.11
Personal identity: further-fact view
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 17 27
Reject 91 432
n: 567
p: 0.007
r: 0.11
Semantic content: radical contextualism (most or all)
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 14 23
Reject 123 346
n: 506
p: 0.0112
r: -0.11
Cosmological fine-tuning: brute fact
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 12 35
Reject 131 294
n: 472
p: 0.0143
r: 0.11
Aim of philosophy: wisdom
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 22 28
Reject 192 388
n: 630
p: 0.0048
r: 0.1
Normative ethics: virtue ethics
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 26 26
Reject 215 355
n: 622
p: 0.0109
r: -0.1
Experience machine: yes
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 6 46
Reject 89 496
n: 637
p: 0.01
r: 0.1
Grounds of intentionality: interpretational
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 7 26
Reject 60 356
n: 449
p: 0.0312
r: -0.1
Personal identity: psychological view
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 14 31
Reject 264 263
n: 572
p: 0.0152
r: 0.1
Moral judgment: cognitivism
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 43 8
Reject 444 157
n: 652
p: 0.0112
r: 0.1
Mental content: internalism
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 20 30
Reject 184 394
n: 628
p: 0.013
r: 0.1
Interlevel metaphysics: identity
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 7 33
Reject 57 360
n: 457
p: 0.037
r: 0.1
Logic: classical
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 40 9
Reject 347 176
n: 572
p: 0.0212
r: 0.1
Hard problem of consciousness: yes
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 31 14
Reject 326 200
n: 571
p: 0.0214
r: 0.1
Normative concepts: value
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 19 16
Reject 191 233
n: 459
p: 0.0406
r: -0.09
Propositional attitudes: representational
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 19 19
Reject 271 216
n: 525
p: 0.0361
r: -0.09
Mind: physicalism
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 17 36
Reject 357 254
n: 664
p: 0.0195
r: 0.09
Arguments for theism: ontological
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 11 33
Reject 58 394
n: 496
p: 0.0442
r: 0.09
Zombies: metaphysically possible
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 23 25
Reject 160 416
n: 624
p: 0.0255
r: 0.09
Immortality: yes
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 30 17
Reject 275 264
n: 586
p: 0.0378
r: 0.08
Abstract objects: Platonism
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 43 8
Reject 287 299
n: 637
p: 0.0323
r: -0.08
Eating animals and animal products: vegetarianism (no and yes)
Propositions: simple entities Accept Reject
Accept 6 45
Reject 155 469
n: 675
p: 0.0326

Strongest correlations with demographic questions

r: 0.19
Philosopher: Augustine
Propositions: simple entities Yes No
Accept 6 38
Reject 8 502
n: 554
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
AOS: Philosophy of Religion
Propositions: simple entities Yes No
Accept 14 40
Reject 61 593
n: 708
p: 0.0002
r: 0.13
AOS: Social and Political Philosophy
Propositions: simple entities Yes No
Accept 7 47
Reject 60 594
n: 708
p: 0.0006
r: 0.12
AOS: Normative Ethics
Propositions: simple entities Yes No
Accept 9 45
Reject 96 558
n: 708
p: 0.0011
r: 0.11
AOS: Applied Ethics
Propositions: simple entities Yes No
Accept 7 47
Reject 48 606
n: 708
p: 0.0036
r: 0.11
Philosopher: Reid
Propositions: simple entities Yes No
Accept 6 38
Reject 17 493
n: 554
p: 0.0113
r: 0.1
Philosopher: Aquinas
Propositions: simple entities Yes No
Accept 5 39
Reject 21 489
n: 554
p: 0.0182
r: 0.09
Tradition: Analytic
Propositions: simple entities Yes No
Accept 51 1
Reject 570 74
n: 696
p: 0.0134
r: 0.09
Region of affiliation: United States
Propositions: simple entities Yes No
Accept 37 19
Reject 359 296
n: 711
p: 0.0163
r: 0.08
Philosopher: Aristotle
Propositions: simple entities Yes No
Accept 10 34
Reject 92 418
n: 554
p: 0.048
r: 0.08
Region of affiliation: Oceania
Propositions: simple entities Yes No
Accept 5 51
Reject 30 625
n: 711
p: 0.0417