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Even in the most peaceful communities, an appetite for violence shows up in dreams, fantasies, sports, play, literature, movies and television. And... →
Having kids has proven to be this amazing - for me, this amazing source of ideas of anecdotes, of examples, I can test my own kids without human... →
If evil is empathy erosion, and empathy erosion is a form of illness, then evil turns out to be nothing more than a particularly awful psychological... →
If our moral attitudes are entirely the result of nonrational factors, such as gut feelings and the absorption of cultural norms, they should either... →
If you look within the United States, religion seems to make you a better person. Yet atheist societies do very well - better, in many ways, than... →
Imagination tends to be truly useful if accompanied by the power of mental control - if the worlds in one's head can be purposefully manipulated... →
It's really difficult working with kids and with babies because they are not cooperative subjects: they are not socialized into the idea that... →
One way to make a baby cry is to expose it to cries of other babies. There's sort of contagiousness to the crying. It's not just crying. We... →
The enjoyment we get from something is powerfully influenced by what we think that thing really is. This is true for intellectual pleasures, such as... →
We benefit, intellectually and personally, from the interplay between different selves, from the balance between long-term contemplation and... →
We know that young babies, as they become capable of moving voluntarily, will share. They will share food, for instance, with their siblings and with... →
Humans are social beings, and we are happier, and better, when connected to others.
Modern science tells us that the conscious self arises from a purely physical brain. We do not have immaterial souls.
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