Robert Sapolsky seems to say that the elicitors of moral disgust are habits that are different from ours.  But the truth is, we feel disgust at any act we see as morally wrong.  So I feel that his model is faulty.

I’m not confident that a lot of people would pick up on the visceral to moral disgust connection, but mea culpa for bringing up exaptation. We should still hope that others can get it. I do get your point:

Do you find yourself intentionally being a little late because you know the others will be late as well?

In many cases yes. It’s mutually reinforcing behaviour. There are major exceptions of course. While it’s not common to be “early” to show up more than 10 minutes late for a business meeting can create problems, so is the case when it’s cold…[Read more]