People vary between each other and across contexts with respect to how important it is to
them to think in logical, impartial, and evidence-based ways. Recent studies demonstrate …

Scientific reasoning is characterized by commitments to evidence and objectivity. New
research suggests that under some conditions, people are prone to reject these …

While people across the world value honesty, it is undeniable that it can sometimes pay to
be dishonest. This tension leads people to engage in complex behaviors that stretch the …

People often engage in biased reasoning, favoring some beliefs over others even when the
result is a departure from impartial or evidence-based reasoning. Psychologists have long …

A growing body of research suggests that scientific and religious beliefs are often held and
justified in different ways. In three studies with 707 participants, we examine the distinctive …

In this paper I explore three challenges to the morality of belief. First, whether we have the
necessary control over our beliefs to be held responsible for them, ie, the challenge of …

It is widely held that our beliefs can be epistemically faultless despite being morally flawed.
Theories of moral encroachment challenge this, holding that moral considerations bear on …

It is no surprise that we should be careful when it comes to what we believe. Believing false
things can be costly. The morality of belief, also known as doxastic wronging, takes things a …

Academic Abstract Prominent theories of belief and metacognition make different predictions
about how people evaluate their biased beliefs. These predictions reflect different …

People have a remarkable ability to remain steadfast in their beliefs in the face of large-scale
disagreement. This has important consequences (eg, societal polarization), yet its …