People with higher cognitive ability tend to endorse moral values less strongly across the board. The pattern held across two independent studies and did not differ by gender. These findings challenge popular assumptions that smarter people hold stronger or more “enlightened” moral values. 🤔🧠⚖️
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People with higher cognitive ability have weaker moral foundations, new study finds
A large study has found that individuals with greater cognitive ability are less likely to endorse moral values such as compassion, fairness, loyalty, and purity. The results point to a consistent negative relationship between intelligence and moral intuitions.
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