I’m talking about germaphobia/mysophobia.

  • I have the feeling for a lot of MINT topics lack of knowledge creates a stronger emotional response, both positive or negative.

    Do you mean vs contamination vs purity that “99% pure” is considered as good whereas “1 % contamination” is considered as bad? These kind of number examples were given in “thinking fast, thinking slow” to illustrate the fallability of number interpretation and the general lack of statistical intuition in humans.

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      Do you mean vs contamination vs purity that “99% pure” is considered as good

      A moral/social judgement that The Other (out-group) is dirty, filthy, unclean, disease-ridden, gross, etc. Haidt suggests that is a distinction that aligns with a particular political leaning. It rings true to me (having been both in and out of that political group).

      Haidt uses some novel examples in the book that make it worth the read for that if nothing else.