"The irrationality of disgust suggests it is unreliable as a source of moral insight. There may be good arguments against gay marriage, partial-birth abortions and human cloning, but the fact that some people find such acts to be disgusting should carry no weight."

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Source : "To urgh is human" by Paul Bloom, www.theguardian.com. July 21, 2004.

Paul Bloom

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“They tell us that we live in a great free republic; that our institutions are democratic; that we are a free and self-governing people. That is too much, even for a joke. ... Wars throughout history have been waged for conquest and plunder... And that is war in a nutshell. The master class has always declared the wars; the subject class has always fought the battles.”
“But there are things in Il Sogno that the methods of The Delivery Man could never achieve.”
“We overthrew the feudal system in the 1600s, and the theocracy in the 1700s. But currently, corporations play similar roles in many of our lives, either directly or indirectly.”
“Everything has changed. An interview has become such a confrontational thing. It makes you very defensive.”
“Moments of unexpected sweetness happen when romance enters, which always happens in songs - if just for a split second.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“I started playing guitar when I was in eighth grade, and that led to trying to write songs and trying to figure out how to play in bands. That led to meeting people, and getting into the local punk rock scene, and going to shows. So that was how I really got into the culture of it.”
“We all understand that compromise is part of the legislative process, yet at the same time, I would submit that wilderness is not for sale.”
“I was fired by 'America's Next Top Model' on my birthday.”

Source : "Paulina says she was fired from 'Top Model'". www.today.com. May 13, 2009.

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