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The Righteous Mind

Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
Sep 29, 2018dockendorfqcom rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Although the author covers a lot of interesting and relevant material, I believe that because he is both a liberal and an atheist, his coverage is myopic. For example, he totally dismisses ALL religion as pure myth. [I personally find overwhelming scientific evidence--through intelligent design--for the existence of God, and social evidence for the validity of Judaism and Christianity--from a multitude of witnesses willing to die.] Yet much "morality" emanates from religion. [He also errs about blaming multiple millions of murders on religion, when it was primarily socialists (Nazis) and communists.] Additionally, he claims liberals have a major concern for the vulnerable, but somehow misses their overwhelming support of abortion--the intentional killing of the unborn--even when the child ("tissue" to the liberals) is able to survive outside the womb. Furthermore, he ignores the radicalization of the Left that we have seen over the past 30 years. This was quite evident in the two "stories" he used to describe first liberals and then conservatives. A careful reading of the liberal story showed about five extremist adjectives in their reactions. Such a tendency toward incivility should have been part of his study. My experience as a conservative has been that facts don't matter to a liberal. Haidt seems to contend that that is true for everyone. But again, Haidt's studies don't cover sufficiently what happens when further information is afforded the people being tested. In summary, an interesting read. But be cautious and understand the author's bias.