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Why Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law is a broken moral compass

Dan Ariely · 13 Jul 2024

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Passive reminders of ethics, like a displayed Ten Commandments, do not significantly influence behaviour

In the extensive research on human dishonesty, one clear finding emerges: Passive reminders of ethical conduct, like displaying the Ten Commandments, do not significantly influence behavior.

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  1. In the extensive research on human dishonesty, one clear finding emerges: Passive reminders of ethical conduct, like displaying the Ten Commandments, do not significantly influence behavior.
  2. Displaying a moral code that doesn’t carry meaning is the equivalent of hanging a poster written in a foreign language.

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