“Haidt concludes his essay with this happy blandishment: “every longstanding ideology and way of life contains some wisdom, some insights into ways of suppressing selfishness, enhancing cooperation, and ultimately enhancing human flourishing.” Surely we can all agree about this. Our bets have been properly hedged (the ideology must be “longstanding” and need only have “some” wisdom). Even a “new atheist” must get off his high horse and drink from such pristine waters. Well, okay…Anyone feeling nostalgic for the “wisdom” of the Aztecs?”
Anyone feeling nostalgic for the “wisdom” of the Aztecs?
September 14th, 2007 · No Comments
Tags: atheism, edge, jonathan haidt, religion, sam harris
