Word: compassionately
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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As the so-called character issue finally lumbered to center stage of the campaign, the press continued to be confounded by the fact that most Americans believe Dole has a "better character" than Clinton, yet most prefer Clinton to be President. But to American voters, there is not much contradiction...
But first the good news. Evolutionary psychologists say our "moral sentiments" do, as Darwin speculated, have an innate basis. Such impulses as compassion, empathy, generosity, gratitude and remorse are genetically based. Strange as it may sound, these impulses, with their checks on raw selfishness, helped our ancestors survive and pass...
Now the bad news. Contrary to a misconception that flourished in Darwin's day, these impulses did not give this boost to genetic proliferation mainly by furthering the overall "welfare of society"--and certainly not by furthering the "welfare of the species." As a result, humans don't naturally deploy...
President Clinton's school uniform pamphlet simply changes the bandage on the wound; it does nothing to kill the virus. To suggest that altering a person's outer appearance will bring about inner renewal is an insult to the severity of the task at hand. Attitudes must be changed from...
While more can and should be done to fight AIDS and every other disease on this planet, one need not concurrently find value in homosexuality. Without justice, there can be no peace. To promote justice, one must practice compassion. That sentiment is slow in coming when those demanding it also...