Forget left/right, liberal/conservative etc — the ultimate political spectrum is Puritanism / Pragmatism. This growing cancer of political polarisation is fed by ideological puritanism *on both left & right* that’ll destroy society if pragmatists don’t stand up to it fast
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Why haven’t you been on the
@SamHarrisOrg podcast yet -
He is a pragmatist :D
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There was a great commencement speech - Uncritical Lovers, Unloving Critics - that so perfectly describes this!https://www.dropbox.com/s/ggj5f4bra6bws74/UncriticalLovers-UnlovingCritics.pdf?dl=0 …
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Great articles, Paul. This stood out: "I suspect the biggest source of moral taboos will turn out to be power struggles in which one side only barely has the upper hand. That's where you'll find a group powerful enough to enforce taboos, but weak enough to need them."
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Thanks, I'm gonna take a look!
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Suppose in the future there is a movement to ban the color yellow. Proposals to paint anything yellow are denounced as "yellowist", as is anyone suspected of liking the color. People who like orange are tolerated but viewed with suspicion. ^^^--- You almost predicted the future!
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