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People often set their moral compasses according to what they presume to be God’s standards, say researchers from the University of Chicago. “The central feature of a compass, however, is that it points north no matter what direction a person is facing,” they note. (Credit: Woodcut for “Die Bibel in Bilderm,” 1860, by Julius Shnorr von Carolsfeld)
U. CHICAGO (US)—Religious people tend to use their own beliefs as a guide in thinking about what God believes, but are less constrained when reasoning about other people’s beliefs, according to a new study. Continue…
