Do We Need Religion To Make Moral Judgments?
Monday, February 8, 2010 - 13:14
in Psychology & Sociology
Religion is a hotly debated topic both among scholars and the general public, and a new paper authored by researchers from the University of Helsinki and Harvard University is only likely to up the level controversy surrounding the subject. Published in Trends in Cognitive Sciences, the study suggests that intuitive judgments of right and wrong seem to operate independently of explicit religious commitments. read more