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Belief Differences Beneath Value Differences

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Some cross-cultural differences in practice come from different factual beliefs, not different values; the values can match while the beliefs diverge.

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A society that holds cows to house ancestors' souls refuses beef. The refusal tracks a belief about souls, not a different attitude toward grandmothers.