Tuesday, July 1, 2008

NYTimes: Findings - Deep Down, We Can’t Fool Even Ourselves - NYTimes.com

Findings - Deep Down, We Can’t Fool Even Ourselves - NYTimes.com

Psychologists running experiments to identify hypocrisy--that I will declare something to be "wrong" and then excuse myself from my own standard.

At the end of the article, they tried testing their hypothesis: can we be less hypocritical by distracting our brains. They tested "yes"--do mental math when tempted to by a hypocrite and your "gut" will have a stronger say in Right and Wrong.

One of my personal hypocrisies has been cellphones while driving. I condemn others, but still practice it myself.

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