“Lean not on your own understanding”: Belief that morality is founded on divine authority and non-utilitarian moral judgments
Recent research has shown that religious individuals are much more resistant to utilitarian modes of thinking than their less religious counterparts, but the reason for this is not clear. We propose that a meta-ethical belief that morality is rooted in inviolable divine commands (i.e., endorsement o...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2013-11-01
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Series: | Judgment and Decision Making |
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Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1930297500004691/type/journal_article |