Do Unto Others? Sure- If They're in Our Social Circle [PSMag.com]
The health-care legislation currently being considered by Congress would leave millions of people without coverage , and likely lead to many premature deaths . Yet the debate has largely shied away from the morality of such a law, and its proponents seem indifferent to the harm it would do. Why is that? New psychological research suggests a likely answer. According to a team of Israeli researchers, we instinctively distinguish between two types of harm: active, in which you actively injure...