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From Quotes by Paul Bloom
- We don't just respond to things as we see them, or feel them, or hear them. Rather, our response is conditioned on our beliefs, about…
- 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…
- A growing body of evidence suggests that humans do have a rudimentary moral sense from the very start of life.
- Relying on the face might be human nature - even babies prefer to look at attractive people. But, of course, judging someone based on the…
- Part of the satisfaction of tattling surely comes from showing oneself to adults as a good moral agent, a responsible being who is sensitive to…
- 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 taught…
- The enjoyment we get from something is powerfully influenced by what we think that thing really is. This is true for intellectual pleasures, such as…
- Modern science tells us that the conscious self arises from a purely physical brain. We do not have immaterial souls.
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- Haiti, Haiti, the further I am from you, the less I breathe. Haiti, I love you, and I will love you always.… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. — Aristotle
- Throughout all of this confusion, I hope I somehow get to you. I practice all the things I'd say to tell you… — Superman
- Total loyalty is possible only when fidelity is emptied of all concrete content, from which changes of mind might naturally arise. — Hannah Arendt