#moral instincts

[theemotionmachine]

In times of great political divide, this book provides a very important perspective if we ever want any chance at achieving peace or cooperation. 

No matter how you feel about current political events, this is an absolute must read - I’ve been recommending it to people constantly.

Check it out:

The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion 

[j-august]

I think, in fact, he was destitute of those fine moral instincts which are born with men, but never acquired; and in his way of estimating his fellow men, and the canons of honour, there was occasionally perceptible a faint flavour of the villainous, and an undefined savour, at times, of brimstone.

Joseph Sheridan le Fanu, Wylder’s Hand