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 disorder. Paul Bloom awfuldisorderempathy Change image and share on social
The genetic you and the neural you aren't alternatives to the conscious you. They are its foundations. Paul Bloom alternativeconsciousfoundation Change image and share on social
On many issues, empathy can pull us in the wrong direction. The outrage that comes from adopting the perspective of a victim can drive an appetite for retribution. Paul Bloom adoptappetitedirection Change image and share on social
I think what a lot of fiction is, is the imagining of the worst so as to prepare ourselves. Paul Bloom badfictionimagine Change image and share on social
A growing body of evidence suggests that humans do have a rudimentary moral sense from the very start of life. Paul Bloom bodyevidencegrow Change image and share on social
I want to convince you that humans are, to some extent, natural born essentialists. What I mean by this is we don't just respond to things as we see them or feel them or hear them. Rather, our response is conditioned on our beliefs, about what they really are, what they came from, what they're made of, what their hidden nature is. Paul Bloom bearbeliefcondition share on social
Too often, our concern for specific individuals today means neglecting crises that will harm countless people in the future. Paul Bloom concerncountlesscrisis Change image and share on social
If Inigo Montoya were around now, he wouldn't need to storm the castle to bring his father's murderer to justice; the police would do it for him, and fewer people would have to die. Paul Bloom bringcastledie Change image and share on social
Any simple claim that you need religion to be good is flat wrong. Paul Bloom claimflatgood Change image and share on social
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 devout ones. Paul Bloom atheistdevoutmake Change image and share on social