Belief And The Atomism Of Social Change « The Dish

Belief And The Atomism Of Social Change « The Dish



Nudists: There's a lesson to be learned about the seismic societal shift on the issue of gay marriage - http://dish.andrewsullivan.com/2014/12/19/belief-and-the-atomism-of-social-change/?



"Over the past two decades I’ve seen conservative-minded friends go from profound moralized disgust about homosexuality to shrugging indifference as their beliefs around the nature and consequences of homosexual behavior have drifted with the cultures. My father’s generation went through something similar with respect to mixed-race relationships. Now it’s true that we are imperfectly rational creatures, and that there is a great deal of “motivated cognition” – a tendency to believe what we find comforting to believe. But I think it’s clear enough that these are frictions that can be overcome, and often are overcome. This is a cause for hope."