"And empathy is narrow; it connects us to……" — Paul Bloom
"And empathy is narrow; it connects us to particular individuals, real or imagined, but is insensitive to numerical differences and statistical data."
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39 Quotes by Paul Bloom
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A religion such as Judaism or Catholicism might survive even if it comes to reject a literal account of God…
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Traditionally, psychology has been the study of two populations: university freshmen and white rats.
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Families survive the terrible twos because toddlers aren't strong enough to kill with their hands and aren't capable of using…
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Our best hope for the future [...] lies in an appreciation of the fact that, even if we don’t empathize…
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If you like somebody, they look better to you. This is why spouses in happy marriages tend to think that…
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We don't just respond to things as we see them, or feel them, or hear them. Rather, our response is…
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We are constituted so that simple acts of kindness, such as giving to charity or expressing gratitude, have a positive…
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Philosophers have often looked for the defining feature of humans — language, rationality, culture, and so on. I'd stick with…
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On many issues, empathy can pull us in the wrong direction. The outrage that comes from adopting the perspective of…
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Too often, our concern for specific individuals today means neglecting crises that will harm countless people in the future.
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We know that young babies, as they become capable of moving voluntarily, will share. They will share food, for instance,…
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I think what a lot of fiction is, is the imagining of the worst so as to prepare ourselves.
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More Connects Quotes
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It's extraordinary how self-obsessed human beings are. The things that people always go on about is, 'tell us about us',…
— David Attenborough
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The true beauty of music is that it connects people. It carries a message, and we, the musicians, are the…
— Roy Ayers
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Use anything you can think of to understand and be understood, and you'll discover the creativity that connects you with…
— Martha Beck
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Prayer is the link that connects us with God.
— A B Simpson
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Silence is like a cradle holding our endeavors and our will; a silent spaciousness sustains us in our work and…
— David Whyte
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I take comfort that aging happens to everybody. It's part of life. Aging offers great lessons in dignity, since the…
— Diane Lane
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Men have been found to deny woman intellect; they have credited her with instinct, with intuition, with a capacity to…
— W L George
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Everything connects to everything; therefore, as we change, the world cannot but change with us.
— Marianne Williamson
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The universe gives to those who ask without favor. The electric plug which connects you is desire.
— Walter Russell
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It seems to me that every phenomenon, every fact, itself is the really interesting object. Whoever explains it, or connects…
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Psychological wealth includes life satisfaction, the feeling that life is full of meaning, a sense of engagement in interesting activities,…
— Ed Diener
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A rock or stone is not a subject that, of itself, may interest a philosopher to study; but, when he…
— James Hutton
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