Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong by sources of guidance on right and wrong (2014) Switch to: Sources of guidance on right and wrong by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong
% of adults who say…
Sources of guidance on right and wrong | There are clear standards for what is right and wrong | Right or wrong depends on the situation | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
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Religion | 50% | 47% | 1% | 1% | 11,754 |
Philosophy/reason | 23% | 74% | 2% | 1% | 3,881 |
Common sense | 25% | 73% | 1% | 1% | 15,190 |
Science | 21% | 77% | 1% | 1% | 3,212 |
Don't know | 29% | 57% | 7% | 7% | 1,034 |
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