I agree that this is relevant and I probably should have included it in the post (I’ve now made an edit). It was part of the reason that I wrote “it is unclear whether this pattern in moral judgment necessarily applies to all or even most kinds of acts inspired by different moral beliefs”. But I still find it somewhat striking that such actions seemed to be considered as bad as, or even slightly worse than, intentional harm. But I guess subjects could also understand “intentional harm” in a variety of ways. In any case, I think it’s important to reiterate that this study is in itself just suggestive evidence that value differences may be psychologically fraught.
Thanks for highlighting that. :)
I agree that this is relevant and I probably should have included it in the post (I’ve now made an edit). It was part of the reason that I wrote “it is unclear whether this pattern in moral judgment necessarily applies to all or even most kinds of acts inspired by different moral beliefs”. But I still find it somewhat striking that such actions seemed to be considered as bad as, or even slightly worse than, intentional harm. But I guess subjects could also understand “intentional harm” in a variety of ways. In any case, I think it’s important to reiterate that this study is in itself just suggestive evidence that value differences may be psychologically fraught.