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Nature vs Nurture

Compassion vs Survival, & Pragmatism

2015.11.27 by Bookscrounger 2 Comments
Painting of The Good Samaritan by George Frederic Watts

We think of compassion as a universal moral position, but when the choice is compassion or survival, pragmatism will always win out.

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