Sources of guidance on right and wrong among who do not believe in Hell by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among who do not believe in Hell by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of who do not believe in Hell who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

Religious traditionReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Buddhist4%35%40%15%6%192
Catholic20%12%53%14%2%2,080
Evangelical Protestant37%11%44%6%2%957
Hindu3%21%53%21%1%118
Historically Black Protestant30%11%50%8%1%225
Jehovah's Witness81%1%13%2%4%215
Jewish10%19%52%16%3%637
Mainline Protestant16%16%57%9%3%2,056
Mormon57%5%28%5%5%227
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")3%20%55%20%1%5,272
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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