Quotes by : Paul Bloom

We are constituted so that simple acts of kindness, such as giving to charity or expressing gratitude,....

Imagination is Reality Lite - a useful substitute when the real pleasure is inaccessible, too risky,....

Even in the most peaceful communities, an appetite for violence shows up in dreams, fantasies, sports,....

It is clear that rituals and sacrifices can bring people together, and it may well be that a group that....

It is fascinating to discover that individuals who are asked to assign a punishment to a criminal are....

It might feel, at least to some of us, that our opinions about issues such as abortion and the death....

Moral deliberation has to be somewhere in the brain, after all. It’s not going to be in the foot or....

Some very common foods and drinks are aversive. Few people enjoy, at first, coffee, beer, tobacco, or....

Our best hope for the future is not to get people to think of all humanity as family - that's impossible.....

Imagination tends to be truly useful if accompanied by the power of mental control - if the worlds in....