December 2007
8 posts
“…he ran afoul of that which vexes all men.
…The Sea?
…Sums?...”
– Pirates of the Caribbean: The Dead Man’s Chest
“…all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while...”
– Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence
If you have an Xbox 360 and a Mac, you HAVE to get... →
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The Morality Quiz →
“The deepest foundation on which morality is built is the phenomenon of empathy, the understanding that what hurts me would feel the same way to you. And human ego notwithstanding, it’s a quality other species share. While it’s impossible to directly measure empathy in animals, in humans it’s another matter. Here are some of the dilemmas used to study human morality. Take...