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Jonathan Haidt Quotes

By temperament and disposition and emotions, I’m a liberal; but in my beliefs about what’s best for the country, I’m a centrist Picture Quote #1

It only takes twenty generations of selective breeding to create large differences or appearance and behavior in other mammals Picture Quote #1

Reciprocity is a deep instinct; it is the basic currency of social life Picture Quote #1

I’ll suggest that the happiness hypothesis offered by Buddha and the Stoics should be amended: Happiness comes from within, and happiness comes from without. We need the guidance of both ancient wisdom and modern science to get the balance right Picture Quote #1

Social conservatives are very focused on strengthening the family, and I think they are right to do so. One of the worst blind spots of the Left has been its reluctance to say that marriage matters for children Picture Quote #1

There are a couple of watersheds in human evolution. Most people are comfortable thinking about tool use and language use as watersheds. But the ability to play non-zero-sum games was another watershed Picture Quote #1

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It really is a fact that liberals are much higher than conservatives on a major personality trait called ‘openness to experience.’ People who are high on openness to experience just crave novelty, variety, diversity, new ideas, travel. People low on it like things that are familiar, that are safe and dependable Picture Quote #1

The rider evolved to serve to the elephant Picture Quote #1

Anyone who values truth should stop worshipping reason Picture Quote #1

The human mind is a story processor, not a logic processor Picture Quote #1

Sacredness binds people together, and then blinds them to the arbitrariness of the practice Picture Quote #1

Morality binds and blinds. It binds us into ideological teams that fight each other as though the fate of the world depended on our side winning each battle. It blinds us to the fact that each team is composed of good people who have something important to say Picture Quote #1

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Let me say it diplomatically: Most religions are tribal to some degree Picture Quote #1

Economic issues are just as much moral issues as social issues Picture Quote #1

Morality binds and blinds Picture Quote #1

Intuitions come first, strategic reasoning second Picture Quote #1

Liberals are my friends, my colleagues, my social world Picture Quote #1

Groups create supernatural beings not to explain the universe but to order their societies Picture Quote #1

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Love and work are to people what water and sunshine are to plants Picture Quote #1

It’s a basic fact about being human that sometimes the self seems to just melt away Picture Quote #1

If our goal is to understand the world, to seek a deeper understanding of the world, our general lack of moral diversity here is going to make it harder. Because when people all share values, when people all share morals, they become a team Picture Quote #1

Understanding the simple fact that morality differs around the world, and even within societies, is the first step toward understanding your righteous mind Picture Quote #1

The social intuitionist model offers an explanation of why moral and political arguments are so frustrating: because moral reasons are the tail wagged by the intuitive dog. A dog’s tail wags to communicate. You can’t make a dog happy by forcibly wagging its tail. And you can’t change people’s minds by utterly refuting their arguments Picture Quote #1

Happiness can only be found within, by breaking attachments to external things and cultivating an attitude of acceptance Picture Quote #1

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Morality binds and blinds. It binds us into teams … but thereby makes us go blind to objective reality Picture Quote #1

If you think that moral reasoning is something we do to figure out the truth, you’ll be constantly frustrated by how foolish, biased, and illogical people become when they disagree with you Picture Quote #1

If you are in passionate love and want to celebrate your passion, read poetry. If your ardor has calmed and you want to understand your evolving relationship, read psychology. But if you have just ended a relationship and would like to believe you are better off without love, read philosophy Picture Quote #1

Science is a smorgasbord, and google will guide you to the study that’s right for you Picture Quote #1

Scandal is great entertainment because it allows people to feel contempt, a moral emotion that gives feeling of moral superiority while asking nothing in return Picture Quote #1

By temperament and disposition and emotions, I’m a liberal; but in my beliefs about what’s best for the country, I’m a centrist Picture Quote #1

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By temperament and disposition and emotions, I’m a liberal; but in my beliefs about what’s best for the country, I’m a centrist. (Jonathan Haidt Quotes) It only takes twenty generations of selective breeding to create large differences or appearance and behavior in other mammals. (Jonathan Haidt Quotes) Reciprocity is a deep instinct; it is the basic currency of social life (Jonathan Haidt Quotes) I’ll suggest that the happiness hypothesis offered by Buddha and the Stoics should be amended: Happiness comes from within, and happiness comes from without. We need the guidance of both ancient wisdom and modern science to get the balance right. (Jonathan Haidt Quotes) Social conservatives are very focused on strengthening the family, and I think they are right to do so. One of the worst blind spots of the Left has been its reluctance to say that marriage matters for children. (Jonathan Haidt Quotes) There are a couple of watersheds in human evolution. Most people are comfortable thinking about tool use and language use as watersheds. But the ability to play non-zero-sum games was another watershed (Jonathan Haidt Quotes) It really is a fact that liberals are much higher than conservatives on a major personality trait called ‘openness to experience.’ People who are high on openness to experience just crave novelty, variety, diversity, new ideas, travel. People low on it like things that are familiar, that are safe and dependable (Jonathan Haidt Quotes) The rider evolved to serve to the elephant (Jonathan Haidt Quotes) Anyone who values truth should stop worshipping reason (Jonathan Haidt Quotes) The human mind is a story processor, not a logic processor (Jonathan Haidt Quotes) Sacredness binds people together, and then blinds them to the arbitrariness of the practice (Jonathan Haidt Quotes) Morality binds and blinds. It binds us into ideological teams that fight each other as though the fate of the world depended on our side winning each battle. It blinds us to the fact that each team is composed of good people who have something important to say (Jonathan Haidt Quotes) Let me say it diplomatically: Most religions are tribal to some degree (Jonathan Haidt Quotes) Economic issues are just as much moral issues as social issues (Jonathan Haidt Quotes) Morality binds and blinds (Jonathan Haidt Quotes) Intuitions come first, strategic reasoning second (Jonathan Haidt Quotes) Liberals are my friends, my colleagues, my social world (Jonathan Haidt Quotes) Groups create supernatural beings not to explain the universe but to order their societies (Jonathan Haidt Quotes) Love and work are to people what water and sunshine are to plants (Jonathan Haidt Quotes) It’s a basic fact about being human that sometimes the self seems to just melt away (Jonathan Haidt Quotes) If our goal is to understand the world, to seek a deeper understanding of the world, our general lack of moral diversity here is going to make it harder. Because when people all share values, when people all share morals, they become a team (Jonathan Haidt Quotes) Understanding the simple fact that morality differs around the world, and even within societies, is the first step toward understanding your righteous mind (Jonathan Haidt Quotes) The social intuitionist model offers an explanation of why moral and political arguments are so frustrating: because moral reasons are the tail wagged by the intuitive dog. A dog’s tail wags to communicate. You can’t make a dog happy by forcibly wagging its tail. And you can’t change people’s minds by utterly refuting their arguments (Jonathan Haidt Quotes) Happiness can only be found within, by breaking attachments to external things and cultivating an attitude of acceptance (Jonathan Haidt Quotes) Morality binds and blinds. It binds us into teams … but thereby makes us go blind to objective reality (Jonathan Haidt Quotes) If you think that moral reasoning is something we do to figure out the truth, you’ll be constantly frustrated by how foolish, biased, and illogical people become when they disagree with you (Jonathan Haidt Quotes) If you are in passionate love and want to celebrate your passion, read poetry. If your ardor has calmed and you want to understand your evolving relationship, read psychology. But if you have just ended a relationship and would like to believe you are better off without love, read philosophy (Jonathan Haidt Quotes) Science is a smorgasbord, and google will guide you to the study that’s right for you (Jonathan Haidt Quotes) Scandal is great entertainment because it allows people to feel contempt, a moral emotion that gives feeling of moral superiority while asking nothing in return (Jonathan Haidt Quotes) By temperament and disposition and emotions, I’m a liberal; but in my beliefs about what’s best for the country, I’m a centrist (Jonathan Haidt Quotes)

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