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mk (mk@mastodon.satoshishop.de)'s status on Wednesday, 28-Feb-2024 06:43:08 JST

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mk (mk@mastodon.satoshishop.de)'s status on Wednesday, 28-Feb-2024 06:43:08 JST mk
in reply to
- SirViberoftheGreatOverreaction
@viber
what do all of these have in common?
- tribes
- religions
- cults
- nations
- politial parties
a "us vs them"-mindset that's easily exploitable to hypermoralize the members into commiting violence.
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robert sapolsky: "when we think of the neighboring tribe as loathsome cockroaches."
https://mastodon.satoshishop.de/@mk/110703466993151449
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you asked: "Atheists are more moral than religious people?"
my answer: no, but individuals who reject group-think are...and these people are usually also atheists.
In conversation about 9 months ago from gnusocial.jp permalink
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  Attached: 1 image tribal mindset Robert M Sapolsky 'Disgust[..]insular cortex[..]mammal[..]insular cortex processes gustatory disgust[..]humans also activate it by thinking about something morally disgusting—social norm violations or individuals who are typically stigmatized in society[..]The insula activates when we eat a cockroach or[..]when we think of the neighboring tribe as loathsome cockroaches. As we’ll see, this is central to how our brains process “us and them.”' https://amzn.eu/53CbFBc

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