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3/30/2013 9:16:43 PM
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Does Scientific Literacy Give People a Better Grasp of Ethics?
[quote]Want to be a better person? Spend more time thinking about science.
That’s the implication of newly published research, which finds people who study science — or who are even momentarily exposed to the idea of scientific research — are more likely to condemn unethical behavior and more inclined to help others.
“Thinking about science leads individuals to endorse more stringent moral norms,” report psychologists Christine Ma-Kellams of Harvard University and Jim Blascovich of the University of California, Santa Barbara. Their research is published in the online journal PLOS One.[/quote]
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16 Replies[quote]That’s the implication of newly published research, which finds people who study science — or who are even momentarily exposed to the idea of scientific research — are more likely to condemn unethical behavior and more inclined to help others.[/quote]I find that very hard to believe, especially the "momentarily exposed" bit. Or maybe I'm just cynical from all of the truly horrorific things that have been done in the name of science.
