Trying to understand how nones construct their values, the study found that the group places a relatively high value on science. Forty-four percent of nones say there is a scientific explanation for everything, even if they don't understand how everything works, compared with 16 percent of religiously affiliated Americans. Fifty-six percent of nones say science does more good than harm, compared with 40 percent of the religiously affiliated who say the same.
But when it comes to identifying important factors for deciding between right and wrong, nones and religiously affiliated Americans look similar, with 82 percent of the former and 83 percent of the latter saying "they don't want to hurt people." The motivation of "logic and reason" was picked by 82 percent of nones and 79 percent of the religiously affiliated…
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