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We can tolerate great diversity in our aesthetic beliefs, but we can't tolerate much diversity in our moral beliefs.

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Jonathan Haidt
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: October 19
Psychologist
University Teacher
Writer
New York City
New York
Jonathan David Haidt
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