3 ms·
Worth highlighting this bit from the link: >“Zick Rubin of Harvard University and Letitia Anne Peplau of UCLA have conducted surveys to examine the characteris
by grasshopperpurp 9y ago
Worth highlighting this bit from the link:
>“Zick Rubin of Harvard University and Letitia Anne Peplau of UCLA have conducted surveys to examine the characteristics of people with strong beliefs in a just world. They found that people who have a strong tendency to believe in a just world also tend to be more religious, more authoritarian, more conservative, more likely to admire political leaders and existing social institutions, and more likely to have negative attitudes toward underprivileged groups. To a lesser but still significant degree, the believers in a just world tend to ‘feel less of a need to engage in activities to change society or to alleviate plight of social victims.'”
– Claire Andre and Manuel Velasquez from an essay at The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics
- KozmoNau7 9y agoOf course. "I'm successful in life. It must be because I'm a Good Person, who deserves success because I'm inherently better/more motivated."