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When the urge to give persists after losing faith

I stopped believing in God but I still feel this deep pull to give money away and I can't figure out if that's actually meaningful or just leftover programming from my religious upbringing.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Moral intuitions can outlast the belief systems that originally shaped them, leaving us questioning the authenticity of our impulses.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Charitable giving across traditions?”

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