Thread: Jonathan Haidt on the moral roots of liberals and conservatives

This is all pretty familiar territory he's covering here.


But I like it anyway.

Originally Posted by Churlant

Truth never really gets old or goes out of style.

Ah -- a conservative!!



oh, but what if that truth is liberal?

Originally Posted by Churlant

Truth is truth. I don't really care if you think it's liberal or conservative in nature. I don't buy into your over use of labels. You know that.

and the youtube video was about.......anybody........anybody..........ferris ...........

Originally Posted by Churlant

Need. Sighing. Emoticon.

Well, you should have said so in the beginning.


I'm reminded of something that happened the other day, though. A couple brought in their dog to my nursery the other day who was the spitting image of my own remarkably handsome strawberry blond, and so I let the two play in my office for a while. The two were having a great time playing, and were romping all over the place nipping at each other, growling with mock glee and doing what two well adjusted two year old golden retrievers are wont to do. As they got tired and thirsty, though, they needed a drink, and so as one used the water dish, the other sat beside patiently, and visa versa. They did this three or four different times with the same results, neither dog using the opportunity to get ina gratuitous nip at the other. It was almost like minutes between boxing rounds except there was no large breasted, scantily clad babe carrying a sign announcing the number thereof. (making note to self -- hire large breasted, scantily clad babe for next doggy date).

What struck me afterwords was that the dogs somehow arrived at a mutually agreeable arrangement that seemed, well......, almost moral in nature. They were following some rules of engagement that were they only human in nature rather than canine, would be rooted in some form of moral reasoning.


Tomorrow I will discuss anthromorphism, but for today, this is it.