The Illusion of Declining Morality, According to Scientists

A study published in Nature challenges the idea that morality is declining through generations. The researchers analyzed surveys conducted in the US and 59 other countries and found that people around the world have perceived a general moral decline for at least the past 70 years. However, individuals' evaluation of their contemporaries' morality has remained largely unchanged during that time, leading the researchers to conclude that the perception of moral decline is an illusion. The authors speculate that this illusion might have important societal and even political consequences.