Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally by sources of guidance on right and wrong (2014) Switch to: Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong
% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God but should not be taken literally 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 | 48% | 50% | 1% | < 1% | 3,819 |
Philosophy/reason | 31% | 68% | 1% | < 1% | 827 |
Common sense | 29% | 70% | 1% | < 1% | 4,156 |
Science | 26% | 74% | < 1% | 1% | 517 |
Don't know | 37% | 53% | 6% | 4% | 223 |
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