The Capacity for Disgust Is Ininnate

I do think that the capacity for disgust is innate, and we do see it in a lot of cultures. There might even be some things that are very widespread as objects of disgust. And like cadavers and poop, but they are not really universal. So my own view is that disgust doesn't quite have an object. In other words, we might have the capacity for it, but that capacity is modulated by experience.

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