question_answer ANECDOTE Incest Taboo ios_share
Jonathan Haidt presented a thought experiment involving incestuous siblings.
Despite using contraception and not repeating the act, people find it intuitively disgusting.
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insights INSIGHT Intuition vs. Reason ios_share
Haidt suggests that moral intuition often precedes rational justification.
People struggle to explain their disgust towards the incestuous act, highlighting intuition's role.
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insights INSIGHT Innate Incest Taboo ios_share
Deborah Lieberman's research suggests incest taboos are innate, not learned.
The longer siblings live together, the stronger their aversion to sexual relationships, regardless of parental influence.
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Get the app Social psychologists and evolutionary psychologists have been studying the origins, neural networks, and role of intuition for decades. Wellness influencers cling to the belief that intuition is a mystical force. Derek looks at the research while celebrating the importance of this hard-won skill.
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