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Morality and the religious mind: why theists and nontheists differ

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Morality and the religious mind: why theists and nontheists differ. / Shariff, Azim; Piazza, Jared; Kramer, Stephanie.
In: Trends in Cognitive Sciences, Vol. 18, No. 9, 09.2014, p. 439-441.

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Shariff, A, Piazza, J & Kramer, S 2014, 'Morality and the religious mind: why theists and nontheists differ', Trends in Cognitive Sciences, vol. 18, no. 9, pp. 439-441. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2014.05.003

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Shariff, A., Piazza, J., & Kramer, S. (2014). Morality and the religious mind: why theists and nontheists differ. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 18(9), 439-441. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2014.05.003

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Shariff A, Piazza J, Kramer S. Morality and the religious mind: why theists and nontheists differ. Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 2014 Sept;18(9):439-441. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2014.05.003

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Shariff, Azim ; Piazza, Jared ; Kramer, Stephanie. / Morality and the religious mind : why theists and nontheists differ. In: Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 2014 ; Vol. 18, No. 9. pp. 439-441.

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