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Some of the natural world is appealing, some of it is terrifying, and some of it grosses us out. Modern people don't want to be dropped naked... →
Strong moral arguments exist for why we should often try to ignore stereotypes or override them. But we shouldn't assume they represent some... →
The real problem with natural selection is that it makes no intuitive sense. It is like quantum physics; we may intellectually grasp it, but it will... →
We can imagine our bodies being destroyed, our brains ceasing to function, our bones turning to dust, but it is harder - some would say impossible -... →
Too often, our concern for specific individuals today means neglecting crises that will harm countless people in the future.
Our best hope for the future is not to get people to think of all humanity as family - that's impossible. It lies, instead, in an appreciation of... →
A growing body of evidence suggests that humans do have a rudimentary moral sense from the very start of life.
Any simple claim that you need religion to be good is flat wrong.
I think what a lot of fiction is, is the imagining of the worst so as to prepare ourselves.
If our wondrous kindness is evidence for God, is our capacity for great evil proof of the Devil?
Imagination is Reality Lite - a useful substitute when the real pleasure is inaccessible, too risky, or too much work.
The genetic you and the neural you aren't alternatives to the conscious you. They are its foundations.
We are naturally moral beings, but our environments can enhance - or, sadly, degrade - this innate moral sense.
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