"Natural selection shaped the human brain to be……" — Paul Bloom
"Natural selection shaped the human brain to be drawn toward aspects of nature that enhance our survival and reproduction, like verdant landscapes and docile creatures. There is no payoff to getting the warm fuzzies in the presence of rats, snakes, mosquitoes, cockroaches, herpes simplex and the rabies virus."
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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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And empathy is narrow; it connects us to particular individuals, real or imagined, but is insensitive to numerical differences and…
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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 feel very uneasy with a lot of aspects of the Russian life and the Russian people.
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Your life is the sum result of all the choices you make, both consciously and unconsciously. If you can control…
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I think getting married gave me a focus. It gave me a focus and direction I want to have in…
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I am conscious of trying to stretch the boundaries of non-fiction writing. It's always surprised me how little attention many…
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What are the aspects of yourself that line up with the character? You magnify those, and the ones that don't…
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I've always been involved with all aspects of my careers. Being behind the camera seems as natural as in front.
— Sarah Brightman
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Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, I think, is still the secret of great creative people.
— Leo Burnett
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Conducting, I tried it once off the cuff, and quickly realized there were subtle aspects that I was missing. There…
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Acting is always at the core of my life, but I'm also excited about producing. I'm excited about directing, and…
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I'm not geeky but I have my geeky, corky moments, and then I've got some aspects of cool in me,…
— Nick Cannon
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We must carefully examine change so that we are able to discard those aspects of change which would be detrimental…
— Alex Campbell
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My dad was rubbish at all other aspects of his financial life, but he's pretty good at paying the rent.
— Robert Carlyle
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