When Science Replaces Religion: Science as a Secular Authority Bolsters Moral Sensitivity.

Scientific and religious thinking compete with each other on several levels. For example, activating one generally weakens the other. Since priming religion is known to increase moral behaviour and moral sensitivity, priming science might be expected to have the opposite effect. However, it was rece...

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Main Authors: Onurcan Yilmaz, Hasan G Bahçekapili
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4567326?pdf=render