[GW150914]

I mean, he said it outright: “I think you'll find that most people who 'keep the wallet' are probably not religious...”

I don’t think it’s so much a carried or implied assumption as his central thesis, and his justification down the thread is a page of more claims and anecdotes. Call me cynical, but I don’t think there is any “there” there.

[sonnyblarney]

" Call me cynical, but I don’t think there is any “there” there. "

I provided links to three articles of data to support my primary thesis, moreover, if you do a Google search you will find overwhelming research in support of the fact that 'those who attend regular service are less criminal'.

My 'anecdotes' are there to help contextualize it for you.

So the 'there' is so obviously 'there' ... the question is, why, even when faced with actual data to people keep doubting? That's the interesting bit.

And to be clear I'm not religious nor do I attend services.

[GW150914]

Three articles of “data” yes...

So we have a HuffPo article, an article from MarriPedia (a religious site) and an abstract from the Sociology and Religion department of The Association of Sociolgy and Religion. Three famously unbiased, data-driven outlets (/s) which even then, only tangentially support part of your point, and then only through the loosest of correlations.

Quantity is no substitute for quality.