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> [On many issues, empathy can pull us in the wrong direction. The outrage that comes from adopting the perspective of a victim can drive an appetite for retribution.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-bloom/on-many-issues-empathy-can-pull-us-in-the-wrong-direction-the-outrage/)

[Paul Bloom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-bloom/)

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> [Enjoying fiction requires a shift in selfhood. You give up your own identity and try on the identities of other people, adopting their perspectives so as to share their experiences. This allows us to enjoy fictional events that would shock…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-bloom/enjoying-fiction-requires-a-shift-in-selfhood-you-give-up-your-own/)

[Paul Bloom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-bloom/)

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## Other authors on Adopting

## More by Paul Bloom

> [I have two teenage sons, and they're both surviving, thriving, and having a great time, and they're always on social media.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-bloom/i-have-two-teenage-sons-and-they-re-both-surviving-thriving-and/)

[Paul Bloom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-bloom/)

> [Families survive the terrible twos because toddlers aren't strong enough to kill with their hands and aren't capable of using lethal weapons.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-bloom/families-survive-the-terrible-twos-because-toddlers-aren-t-strong/)

[Paul Bloom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-bloom/)

> [If Inigo Montoya were around now, he wouldn't need to storm the castle to bring his father's murderer to justice; the police would do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-bloom/if-inigo-montoya-were-around-now-he-wouldn-t-need-to-storm-the-castle/)

[Paul Bloom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-bloom/)

> [Most of us know nothing about constitutional law, so it's hardly surprising that we take sides in the Obamacare debate the way we root…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-bloom/most-of-us-know-nothing-about-constitutional-law-so-it-s-hardly/)

[Paul Bloom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-bloom/)

> [“Being a good person likely is more related to distanced feelings of compassion and kindness, along with intelligence, self-control, and a sense of justice.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-bloom/being-a-good-person-likely-is-more-related-to-distanced-feelings-of/)

[Paul Bloom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-bloom/)

> [Imagination is Reality Lite - a useful substitute when the real pleasure is inaccessible, too risky, or too much work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-bloom/imagination-is-reality-lite-a-useful-substitute-when-the-real/)

[Paul Bloom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-bloom/)

> [One way to make a baby cry is to expose it to cries of other babies. There's sort of contagiousness to the crying. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-bloom/one-way-to-make-a-baby-cry-is-to-expose-it-to-cries-of-other-babies/)

[Paul Bloom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-bloom/)

> [I want to convince you that humans are, to some extent, natural born essentialists. What I mean by this is we don't just respond…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-bloom/i-want-to-convince-you-that-humans-are-to-some-extent-natural-born/)

[Paul Bloom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-bloom/)

> [The fact that something can be used for good isn't necessarily a knockdown argument for it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-bloom/the-fact-that-something-can-be-used-for-good-isn-t-necessarily-a/)

[Paul Bloom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-bloom/)

> [ Our best hope for the future \[...\] lies in an appreciation of the fact that, even if we don’t empathize with distant strangers, their… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-bloom/our-best-hope-for-the-future-lies-in-an-appreciation-of-the-fact-that/)

[Paul Bloom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-bloom/)

> [When people want to inspire you to turn against some group of people, they'll often use empathy. When Obama wanted to bomb Syria, he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-bloom/when-people-want-to-inspire-you-to-turn-against-some-group-of-people/)

[Paul Bloom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-bloom/)

> [I'm very interested in why we do good things, or bad things, and where moral judgments come from.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-bloom/i-m-very-interested-in-why-we-do-good-things-or-bad-things-and-where/)

[Paul Bloom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-bloom/)

> [I have my own difficulty with movies in which the suffering of the characters is too real, and many find it difficult to watch…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-bloom/i-have-my-own-difficulty-with-movies-in-which-the-suffering-of-the/)

[Paul Bloom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-bloom/)

> [I think what a lot of fiction is, is the imagining of the worst so as to prepare ourselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-bloom/i-think-what-a-lot-of-fiction-is-is-the-imagining-of-the-worst-so-as/)

[Paul Bloom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-bloom/)

> [Morality is often seen as an innovation, like agriculture and writing. From this perspective, babies are pint-sized psychopaths, self-interested beings who need to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-bloom/morality-is-often-seen-as-an-innovation-like-agriculture-and-writing/)

[Paul Bloom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-bloom/)

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