I quickly realized that there are two main kinds of diversity–demographic and moral.. Once you make this distinction, you see that nobody can coherently even want moral diversity. If you are pro-choice on the issue of abortion, would you prefer that there be a wide variety of opinions and no dominant one? Or would you prefer that everyone agree with you and the laws of the land reflect that agreement? If you prefer diversity on an issue, the issue is not a moral issue for you; it is a matter of personal taste. Jonathan Haidt
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  2. And yet another moral occurs to me now: Make love when you can. It's good for you. - Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

  3. Productiveness is your acceptance of morality, your recognition of the fact that you choose to live--that productive work is the process by which man's consciousness controls his existence, a constant process of acquiring knowledge and shaping matter to fit one's purpose, of translating an idea... - Ayn Rand

  4. Your conscience is the measure of the honesty of your selfishness. Listen to it carefully. - Richard Bach

  5. This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness. - Dalai Lama Xiv

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  1. The rider evolved to serve to the elephant.

  2. The president is the high priest of what sociologist Robert Bellah calls the 'American civil religion.' The president must invoke the name of God (though not Jesus), glorify America's heroes and history, quote its sacred texts (the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution), and perform...

  3. Religiosity developed because successful religions made groups more efficient at turning resources into offspring." (including art, cathedrals, cities, earthworks, etc?)

  4. The most powerful force ever known on this planet is human cooperation – a force for construction and destruction.

  5. Anyone who values truth should stop worshipping reason.

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