From this, Weaver determined that players used their own moral foundation to make their choices in-game.

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One of the most obvious among them is the deeply religious, mostly Southern Baptist, elements that provided the moral foundation of the U.S. movement.

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Christianity influenced and shaped the moral foundation of the modern world even as it retrenched and conceded space to secular thought in the realm of politics.

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Nor is it capitalism free of any moral foundation.

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This moral foundation has financial implications.

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But over time, that decision proved to be a defining moment for the values and image of Democrats, one that has helped win support with broader parts of the population and continues to provide a moral foundation for elected officials who join the ticket.

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If the Democrats can show some toughness, as Dayton did, while at the same time demonstrating maturity and moral superiority, then they are laying a foundation that just might appeal to moderate and reasonable voters on both sides of the aisle.

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"There are many occasions in which anonymity is a perfectly acceptable and, in fact, morally responsible form of behavior, and the protection of anonymity is a moral requirement, " said Rachelle Hollander, director of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Societal Dimensions of Engineering, Science and Technology Program, which funded the project.

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