[ExI] Jonathan Haidt

[spike]

> ...On Behalf Of Stathis Papaioannou
> ...
> >
> > Numbering the five moral impulses:
> >
> > 1) Harm/care. It is wrong to hurt people; it is good to 
> relieve suffering.
> >
> > 2) Fairness/reciprocity. Justice and fairness are good; people have 
> > certain rights that need to be upheld in social interactions.
> >
> > 3) In-group loyalty. People should be true to their group 
> and be wary 
> > of threats from the outside. Allegiance, loyalty and patriotism are 
> > virtues; betrayal is bad.
> >
> > 4) Authority/respect. People should respect social 
> hierarchy; social 
> > order is necessary for human life.
> >
> > 5) Purity/sanctity. The body and certain aspects of life are sacred.
> > Cleanliness and health, as well as their derivatives of 
> chastity and 
> > piety, are all good. Pollution, contamination and the associated 
> > character traits of lust and greed are all bad.
....
> 
> The Western liberal's attitude towards Eastern 
> traditionalists is softened by 2, while the conservative's 
> attitude is hardened by 3... Stathis Papaioannou

Do numbers 1 and 2 still apply to those who have numbers 1 and 2 not just
turned down, but rather turned off?  Does tolerance extend to the
intolerant?  If so, does not the tolerant realize this ultimately is a
losing strategy?

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