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We thank Mirari Elcoro for her thoughtful comments on a previous version of this manuscript.

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Diller, J.W., Nuzzolilli, A.E. The science of values: The Moral Landscape by Sam Harris. BEHAV ANALYST 35, 265–273 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03392286

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