Morality binds and blinds. It binds us into teams … but thereby makes us go blind to objective reality.

While it is useful to rebut charges and get your arguments out in circulation, you have to understand that arguments and evidence have little impact on people as long as their feelings tilt them against you.

You can’t make a dog happy by forcibly wagging its tail. And you can’t change people’s minds by utterly refuting their arguments.

Trying to run Congress without human relationships is like trying to run a car without motor oil. Should we be surprised when the whole thing freezes up?

Understanding the simple fact that morality differs around the world, and even within societies, is the first step toward understanding your righteous mind.

Morality binds and blinds.

Anytime we're interacting with someone, we're judging them, we're sharing expectations, we think they didn't live up to those expectations.