Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults who seldom or never feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe by interpretation of scripture (2014) Switch to: Interpreting scripture among adults who seldom or never feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong

% of adults who seldom or never feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe who say…

Interpreting scriptureThere are clear standards for what is right and wrongRight or wrong depends on the situationNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Word of God; should be taken literally40%58%1%1%2,530
Word of God; not everything taken literally32%67%1%< 1%2,298
Word of God; other/don't know34%61%2%3%234
Not the word of God23%75%1%1%2,363
Other/don't know29%67%2%2%582
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