Excellent submission. It seems that the method they use for conducting discussions: asking a whole bunch of people in parallel for an essay, and then revealing them, allows to conversation to be a whole lot less contentious, and a much broader set of viewpoints and arguments to be heard (rather than the argument being dominated by fights over a few sticking points). I see that there are many other questions asked by Templeton.org as well. Thanks for pointing it out.

As for my opinion, I don't think the free market corrodes moral character, because it can spring back. On the other hand, it can, and it does, confuse, hide, and suppress it.