Tuesday, March 23, 2010

NYTimes.com: Moral Lessons, Down Aisle 9

The New York Times

A study looking at being nice to each other even if there's no personal benefit. People who belonged to a widespread religion or who bought food from far away were more likely to value strangers.

SCIENCE | March 23, 2010
Findings: Moral Lessons, Down Aisle 9
By JOHN TIERNEY
In experiments testing fairness toward strangers, shoppers at a Wal-Mart in Missouri scored the highest.

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