Yeah, I had wondered about this, as certain religious subcommunities seem the main precedents for moral ambitiousness. But of course thereās also an awful lot of parochialism and explicit demonization of outgroups inherent in many religious communities. (Evangelical Christianity in the US does not seem accurately characterized as driven by universal beneficence, for example!) Given the immense size of major religions, Iād be wary of attributing beneficentrism to religious institutions as a whole on the basis of what ācan be foundā amongst some (arguably non-representative) members.
But yes, I think at least some highly-specified religious sub-communities could be a good place to look here. (And Iād guess thatās precisely where āEA for Christiansā outreach is most successful.)
Yeah, I had wondered about this, as certain religious subcommunities seem the main precedents for moral ambitiousness. But of course thereās also an awful lot of parochialism and explicit demonization of outgroups inherent in many religious communities. (Evangelical Christianity in the US does not seem accurately characterized as driven by universal beneficence, for example!) Given the immense size of major religions, Iād be wary of attributing beneficentrism to religious institutions as a whole on the basis of what ācan be foundā amongst some (arguably non-representative) members.
But yes, I think at least some highly-specified religious sub-communities could be a good place to look here. (And Iād guess thatās precisely where āEA for Christiansā outreach is most successful.)