I’m not sure they’re shaky at all. What’s the outcome of people internalizing the idea that pro-social behavior is beneficial versus some austere moral requirement? It seems to me that people act anti-socially in many cases because they see some benefit that outweighs the moral issue. If people instead were encouraged to see pro-social behavior as inherently personally beneficial, those who aren’t convinced by the moral argument might be more likely to adopt it anyway.
The reasoning and ethics behind it are a little shaky, but the right lesson is still learned.
Right, it was meant in humor. I can’t remember the context of the quote apart from that.
I’m not sure they’re shaky at all. What’s the outcome of people internalizing the idea that pro-social behavior is beneficial versus some austere moral requirement? It seems to me that people act anti-socially in many cases because they see some benefit that outweighs the moral issue. If people instead were encouraged to see pro-social behavior as inherently personally beneficial, those who aren’t convinced by the moral argument might be more likely to adopt it anyway.