The brain is not a bag of traits. It's startlingly complex. There are few or no single genes with a consistent effect on the mind.
Steven PinkerThe more you think about and interact with other people, the more you realize that it is untenable to privilege your interests over theirs.
Steven PinkerAs every student in Philosophy 101 learns, nothing can force me to believe that anyone except me is conscious. This power to deny that other people have feelings is not just an academic exercise but an all-too-common vice, as we see in the long history of human cruelty.
Steven Pinker