April 2011 – How Do You Think?

Where Does Prejudice Come From?

by Gerald GuildErroneous Thinking, Evolution, Psychology, Rational Thought April 19, 2011December 22, 20126 Comments

We humans are very good at dividing ourselves up into groups. We accomplish this in a multitude of ways. Even within homogeneous groupings we tend to find subtle ways to carve people out. It is far easier however, when people vary by gender, ethnicity, race, class, neighborhood, region, nationality, religion, and/or sexual orientation. For some …

When Tribal Moral Communities Collide

by Gerald GuildErroneous Thinking, Morality, Psychology, Religion, Skepticism, Superstition April 3, 2011December 9, 20122 Comments

When I hit the publish button for my last post Cognitive Conservatism, Moral Relativism, Bias, and Human Flourishing I felt a tinge of angst. It took a few days for my rational brain to figure out (or perhaps confabulate) a reason; but, I think I may have. Perhaps it should have been immediately obvious, but …