Disinterestedness and religiousness aren’t only determined by the environment, how many people consider until now. Laura Koenig from University of Minnesota researched the activities of adult twins. Koenig discovered that disinterestedness and religiousness don’t usually occur together. Koenig considers that they are qualified socially and genetically.
On the other hand, Laura Koenig affirms that the common point of view that religious people behave more disinterestedly, because they became shaped in this way, didn’t come true. Some religious people don’t act disinterestedly. However, many irreligious people act just disinterestedly.
For me, especially the second statement is very interesting and instructive.
I am not sure, that I clearly explained that point of view. I think that the word disinterestedness is OK. But is not sure the meaning in English the world disinterestedly. I know that if I use the word disinterest in English value my activity, it means that I am not interested in it, I don’t care about it or I do not take it seriously. I can treat with disinterest something what is trivial to me.
By disinterestedly activity, I understand this kind of activity which doesn’t give me benefits; exactly, I don’t expect any profits.
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Stefan, we often use the adjective form to refer to people being "disinterested" in things, which you correctly defined as not valuing or caring about. You can also use the noun form to express "disinterest" in something.
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