A study published in the April issue of the Journal of Applied Social Psychology found that many people primarily driven by a desire for wealth are still willing to help someone in need.
...Whether the subject was intrinsically motivated by religion did predict helping behavior: those with intrinsic religious motivation (those who viewed religion as an end in itself rather than a means to an end) were 13 times more likely to help compared to a subject without intrinsic motivation (like those who viewed religion as a means to an end, motivated by social status or peer approval).
"The source of intrinsic motivation arises from following religious tradition, which calls for altruism and self-sacrifice," writes author Michael Babula, a senior lecturer in quantitative techniques at the University of Greenwich.
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-04/research-shows-rich-people-arent-entirely-awful-and-selfish
GVA reports that a Belgian mayor is calling on people to return money they picked up on a street after a safe was dropped by fleeing thieves this past Saturday. So far, people have returned 11,000 euro but the mayor stated that the amount lost was considerably higher.
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