[W]hen a group of people make something sacred, the members of the cult lose the ability to think clearly about it. Morality binds and blinds.
The most powerful force ever known on this planet is human cooperation - a force for construction and destruction. - Jonathan Haidt
The most powerful force ever known on this planet is human cooperation - a force for construction and destruction.
- Jonathan Haidt
Intuitions come first, strategic reasoning second. - Jonathan Haidt
Intuitions come first, strategic reasoning second.
Empathy is an antidote to righteousness, although it's very difficult to empathize across a moral divide - Jonathan Haidt
Empathy is an antidote to righteousness, although it's very difficult to empathize across a moral divide
Happiness doesn't come from getting what you want. It doesn't come from within, either. Happiness comes from *between*--from finding the right relati… - Jonathan Haidt
Happiness doesn't come from getting what you want. It doesn't come from within, either. Happiness comes from *between*--from finding the right relati…
The human mind is a story processor, not a logic processor. - Jonathan Haidt
The human mind is a story processor, not a logic processor.
Human rationality depends critically on sophisticated emotionality. It is only because our emotional brain works so well that our reasoning can work … - Jonathan Haidt
Human rationality depends critically on sophisticated emotionality. It is only because our emotional brain works so well that our reasoning can work …
Understanding the simple fact that morality differs around the world, and even within societies, is the first step toward understanding your righteou… - Jonathan Haidt
Understanding the simple fact that morality differs around the world, and even within societies, is the first step toward understanding your righteou…
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion. - Jonathan Haidt
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion.
I did say that in-group, authority and purity are necessary for the maintenance of order, but I would never give them a blanket endorsement. - Jonathan Haidt
I did say that in-group, authority and purity are necessary for the maintenance of order, but I would never give them a blanket endorsement.
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