--- title: "15 Our Quotes By Paul Bloom" description: "15 Our quotes by Paul Bloom. Plus more from Paul Bloom and more Our sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4be/paul-bloom-3720_beings_we-are-naturally-moral-beings-but-our-en_2827553.jpg" --- > [We are naturally moral beings, but our environments can enhance - or, sadly, degrade - this innate moral sense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-bloom/we-are-naturally-moral-beings-but-our-environments-can-enhance-or/) [Paul Bloom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-bloom/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4be/paul-bloom-3720_beings_we-are-naturally-moral-beings-but-our-en_2827553.jpg) > [Empathy has some unfortunate features - it is parochial, narrow-minded, and innumerate. We're often at our best when we're smart enough not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-bloom/empathy-has-some-unfortunate-features-it-is-parochial-narrow-minded/) [Paul Bloom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-bloom/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/913/paul-bloom-3720_best_empathy-has-some-unfortunate-features-it_2537098.jpg) > [Too often, our concern for specific individuals today means neglecting crises that will harm countless people in the future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-bloom/too-often-our-concern-for-specific-individuals-today-means-neglecting/) [Paul Bloom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-bloom/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a2/paul-bloom-3720_concern_too-often-our-concern-for-specific-indiv_1630768.jpg) > [We'd be really screwed if we had to start our life over again as children with our brains right now, because I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-bloom/we-d-be-really-screwed-if-we-had-to-start-our-life-over-again-as/) [Paul Bloom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-bloom/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26c/paul-bloom-3720_again_we-d-be-really-screwed-if-we-had-to-star_1381521.jpg) > [We can imagine our bodies being destroyed, our brains ceasing to function, our bones turning to dust, but it is harder -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-bloom/we-can-imagine-our-bodies-being-destroyed-our-brains-ceasing-to/) [Paul Bloom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-bloom/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c60/paul-bloom-3720_being_we-can-imagine-our-bodies-being-destroye_1966691.jpg) > [In politics and in society, we can use our reason to rise above our parochial natures. Too bad that our elected officials…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-bloom/in-politics-and-in-society-we-can-use-our-reason-to-rise-above-our/) [Paul Bloom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-bloom/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b9/paul-bloom-3720_above_in-politics-and-in-society-we-can-use-ou_2658849.jpg) > [If our wondrous kindness is evidence for God, is our capacity for great evil proof of the Devil?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-bloom/if-our-wondrous-kindness-is-evidence-for-god-is-our-capacity-for/) [Paul Bloom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-bloom/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1f/paul-bloom-3720_capacity_if-our-wondrous-kindness-is-evidence-for_738332.jpg) > [I want to convince you that humans are, to some extent, natural born essentialists. What I mean by this is we don't…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afd/paul-bloom-3720_about_i-want-to-convince-you-that-humans-are-t_143819.jpg) > [Natural selection shaped the human brain to be drawn toward aspects of nature that enhance our survival and reproduction, like verdant landscapes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-bloom/natural-selection-shaped-the-human-brain-to-be-drawn-toward-aspects/) [Paul Bloom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-bloom/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df5/paul-bloom-3720_animals_natural-selection-shaped-the-human-brain_1899105.jpg) > [Some of the natural world is appealing, some of it is terrifying, and some of it grosses us out. Modern people don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-bloom/some-of-the-natural-world-is-appealing-some-of-it-is-terrifying-and/) [Paul Bloom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-bloom/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c09/paul-bloom-3720_appealing_some-of-the-natural-world-is-appealing-s_1852026.jpg) > [One way to make a baby cry is to expose it to cries of other babies. There's sort of contagiousness to the…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73c/paul-bloom-3720_also_one-way-to-make-a-baby-cry-is-to-expose_134424.jpg) > [More-radical scholars insist that an inherent clash exists between science and our long-held conceptions about consciousness and moral agency: if you accept…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-bloom/more-radical-scholars-insist-that-an-inherent-clash-exists-between/) [Paul Bloom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-bloom/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06a/paul-bloom-3720_about_more-radical-scholars-insist-that-an-inh_1709573.jpg) > [If our moral attitudes are entirely the result of nonrational factors, such as gut feelings and the absorption of cultural norms, they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-bloom/if-our-moral-attitudes-are-entirely-the-result-of-nonrational-factors/) [Paul Bloom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-bloom/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/822/paul-bloom-3720_absorb_if-our-moral-attitudes-are-entirely-the_3125646.jpg) > [Even in the most peaceful communities, an appetite for violence shows up in dreams, fantasies, sports, play, literature, movies and television. And,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-bloom/even-in-the-most-peaceful-communities-an-appetite-for-violence-shows/) [Paul Bloom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-bloom/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df0/paul-bloom-3720_angels_even-in-the-most-peaceful-communities-an_2725858.jpg) > [Our best hope for the future is not to get people to think of all humanity as family - that's impossible. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-bloom/our-best-hope-for-the-future-is-not-to-get-people-to-think-of-all/) [Paul Bloom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-bloom/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de0/paul-bloom-3720_appreciation_our-best-hope-for-the-future-is-not-to-g_2544776.jpg) ## Other authors on Our ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/our/paul-bloom/#itemlist", "name": "15 Our Quotes By Paul Bloom", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We are naturally moral beings, but our environments can enhance - or, sadly, degrade - this innate moral sense.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Paul Bloom" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-bloom/we-are-naturally-moral-beings-but-our-environments-can-enhance-or/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4be/paul-bloom-3720_beings_we-are-naturally-moral-beings-but-our-en_2827553.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4be/paul-bloom-3720_beings_we-are-naturally-moral-beings-but-our-en_2827553.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4be/paul-bloom-3720_beings_we-are-naturally-moral-beings-but-our-en_2827553.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We are naturally moral beings, but our environments can enhance - or, sadly, degrade - this innate moral…” — Paul Bloom", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Empathy has some unfortunate features - it is parochial, narrow-minded, and innumerate. 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