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....

Relying on the face might be human nature - even babies prefer to look at attractive people. But, of....

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

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

Some of the natural world is appealing, some of it is terrifying, and some of it grosses us out. Modern....

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