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Jonathan Haidt Quotes

Many species reciprocate, but only humans gossip, and much of what we gossip about is the vale of other people as partners for reciprocal relationships Picture Quote #1

People can believe pretty much whatever they want to believe about moral and political issues, as long as some other people near them believe it, so you have to focus on indirect methods to change what people want to believe Picture Quote #1

While it is useful to rebut charges and get your arguments out in circulation, you have to understand that arguments and evidence have little impact on people as long as their feelings tilt them against you Picture Quote #1

Love and work are crucial for human happiness because, when done well, they draw us out of ourselves and into connection with people and projects beyond ourselves. Happiness comes from getting these connections right Picture Quote #1

People are voting for the kind of country they want to live in, and there are different views about what kind of country we should have Picture Quote #1

Our moral sense really evolved to bind groups together into teams that can cooperate in order to compete with other teams Picture Quote #1

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Congress is full of good, decent, smart people who have devoted their lives to public service Picture Quote #1

Anytime we’re interacting with someone, we’re judging them, we’re sharing expectations, we think they didn’t live up to those expectations Picture Quote #1

The initial organization of the brain does not depend that much on experience. Nature provides a first draft, which experience then revises Picture Quote #1

Even if you have a brain predisposed to liberalism, you might end up with some conservative friends or find inspiring conservative role models who could be very influential on you, and that could send you down a different track in life Picture Quote #1

Liberals and conservatives are opponents in the most literal sense, each using the myth of pure evil to demonize the other side and unite there own Picture Quote #1

While the political right may moralize sex, the political left is doing it with food. Food is becoming extremely moralized nowadays, and a lot of it is ideas about purity, about what you’re willing to touch, or put into your body Picture Quote #1

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Sports is to war as pornography is to sex. We get to exercise some ancient, ancient drives Picture Quote #1

Empathy is an antidote to righteousness, although it’s very difficult to empathize across a moral divide Picture Quote #1

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

Morality binds people into groups. It gives us tribalism, it gives us genocide, war, and politics. But it also gives us heroism, altruism, and sainthood Picture Quote #1

The great conservative insight is that order is really hard to achieve. It’s really precious, and it’s really easy to lose Picture Quote #1

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Many species reciprocate, but only humans gossip, and much of what we gossip about is the vale of other people as partners for reciprocal relationships (Jonathan Haidt Quotes) People can believe pretty much whatever they want to believe about moral and political issues, as long as some other people near them believe it, so you have to focus on indirect methods to change what people want to believe (Jonathan Haidt Quotes) While it is useful to rebut charges and get your arguments out in circulation, you have to understand that arguments and evidence have little impact on people as long as their feelings tilt them against you (Jonathan Haidt Quotes) Love and work are crucial for human happiness because, when done well, they draw us out of ourselves and into connection with people and projects beyond ourselves. Happiness comes from getting these connections right (Jonathan Haidt Quotes) People are voting for the kind of country they want to live in, and there are different views about what kind of country we should have (Jonathan Haidt Quotes) Our moral sense really evolved to bind groups together into teams that can cooperate in order to compete with other teams (Jonathan Haidt Quotes) Congress is full of good, decent, smart people who have devoted their lives to public service (Jonathan Haidt Quotes) Anytime we’re interacting with someone, we’re judging them, we’re sharing expectations, we think they didn’t live up to those expectations (Jonathan Haidt Quotes) The initial organization of the brain does not depend that much on experience. Nature provides a first draft, which experience then revises (Jonathan Haidt Quotes) Even if you have a brain predisposed to liberalism, you might end up with some conservative friends or find inspiring conservative role models who could be very influential on you, and that could send you down a different track in life (Jonathan Haidt Quotes) Liberals and conservatives are opponents in the most literal sense, each using the myth of pure evil to demonize the other side and unite there own (Jonathan Haidt Quotes) While the political right may moralize sex, the political left is doing it with food. Food is becoming extremely moralized nowadays, and a lot of it is ideas about purity, about what you’re willing to touch, or put into your body (Jonathan Haidt Quotes) Sports is to war as pornography is to sex. We get to exercise some ancient, ancient drives (Jonathan Haidt Quotes) Empathy is an antidote to righteousness, although it’s very difficult to empathize across a moral divide (Jonathan Haidt Quotes) 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) Morality binds people into groups. It gives us tribalism, it gives us genocide, war, and politics. But it also gives us heroism, altruism, and sainthood (Jonathan Haidt Quotes) The great conservative insight is that order is really hard to achieve. It’s really precious, and it’s really easy to lose (Jonathan Haidt Quotes)

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