June 5, 2009
Repuglicanism
A study from Cornell University psychologist David Pizarro shows a relationship between squeamishness and conservatism.
“People have pointed out for a long time that a lot of our moral values seem driven by emotion, and in particular, disgust appears to be one of those emotions that seems to be recruited for moral judgments,” Pizarro said.
An interesting related aside to chew on: Research published in 2007 in the Journal of Applied Psychology found that people who think of themselves as having high moral standards often become the worst cheats because they pursue what they believe to be a moral end at all cost.
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from Avenue Q “If You Were Gay”
Squeamishness is just another word for fear of the unknown. And as far as I see it — if you think you know anything, you’re probably wrong.
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