Outrage
Understanding America's Moral Divides with Kurt Gray.
Kurt Gray’s exploration of moral outrage opened my eyes to a fundamental truth about human nature: we’re all trying to protect something or someone from harm.
As director of the Deepest Beliefs Lab at UNC Chapel Hill, Kurt has discovered that beneath every heated political argument lies the same basic instinct—the desire to prevent harm to what we value.
His innovative CIV approach (Connect, Invite, Validate) offers a practical path forward for having meaningful conversations across divides, reminding us that the key to bridging our differences isn’t winning arguments with facts and statistics, but understanding the fears and vulnerabilities that drive our opposing views.
The most powerful lesson? When we stop seeing others as evil and start recognizing their human impulse to protect what they love, we can begin to heal our divided society.
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Mahalo!
Guy
@Guy Kawasaki First I want to thank you for this opportunity to reconnect and then to exchange views.
Debates and discussions have had great value in the world of science and philosophy. Knowledge must be tested validated and that's where exchanges supported before dissemination, for greater good of humanity
In the political scene however, there is deep seated insecurity, ultimate power play and that may create biases for manipulation to win. Outrage is one such way to win, either for suppression or ease of exit.
Outrage is also a denial or guilt about a wrong act.
For reform it must be gently dealt with for learning and behavioural change. However a tactic if it is, then it needs to be moderated by regulation.
Brilliant! That makes all the sense in the world. People are fearing that what "the other camp" is advocating will cause harm to them and those they love. Once we can grasp that and address the fears others have, we can make progress. Just WOW! Thank you for sharing this.