Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who seldom or never read scripture by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong (2014) Switch to: Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults who seldom or never read scripture by sources of guidance on right and wrong
% of adults who seldom or never read scripture who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong
Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong | Religion | Philosophy/reason | Common sense | Science | Don't know | Sample size |
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There are clear standards for what is right and wrong | 18% | 12% | 57% | 11% | 2% | 3,941 |
Right or wrong depends on the situation | 10% | 14% | 59% | 15% | 2% | 11,766 |
Neither/both equally | 14% | 18% | 51% | 8% | 9% | 215 |
Don't know | 17% | 12% | 40% | 12% | 20% | 163 |
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