And as reasoning is not the source, whence either…

And as reasoning is not the source, whence either disputant derives his tenets; it is in vain to expect, that any logic, which speaks not to the affections, will ever engage him to embrace sounder principles.

— from The Mind in the Cockpit · Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt

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