Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among who do not believe in Heaven by interpretation of scripture (2014) Switch to: Interpreting scripture among who do not believe in Heaven by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong

% of who do not believe in Heaven 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 literally56%41%1%2%438
Word of God; not everything taken literally36%62%1%1%588
Not the word of God17%81%1%1%6,487
Other/don't know22%71%4%3%409
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