Haidt-speech

A lot of sophisticated sounding words covering a flawed, irrational framework. a particular variety of "begging the question" in which the very things the author criticizes, he also uses to support his own position. Derived from Social Psychologist/Philosopher John Haidt's attacking arguments against Sam Harris, over Harris' $10,000 challenge for someone to provide a written argument compelling enough to change Harris' mind re: the central premise in the book, "The Moral Landscape." Exemplified in this article: www.thisviewoflife.com/index.php/magazine/articles/why-sam-harris-is-unlikely-to-change-his-mind10 Haidt writes early on: " Nobody has yet found a way to “debias” people—to train people to look for evidence on the other side—once emotions or self-interest are activated."