# Are we the masters of our morality? Yes!

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The piece argues that people interpret moral content selectively, making behavioural effects difficult to predict from exposure alone.

Blog post · Metaphor Hacker · 26 March 2011

## Where it lives

- [Read it on Metaphor Hacker (metaphorhacker.net)](https://metaphorhacker.net/2011/03/are-we-the-masters-of-our-morality-yes/)

## About this item

- Type: Blog post
- Published: 26 March 2011
- Published in: Metaphor Hacker
- Language: English

Topics: ethics, media, reading, socialisation.

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