Out of Character

The surprising truths about the liar, cheat, sinner (and saint) lurking in all of us

by David DeSteno, Ph.D., and Piercarlo Valdesolo, Ph.D.

You Aren't What You Eat: Judging Character From Food

By Piercarlo Valdesolo, Ph.D. on March 22, 2011 in Out of Character

When I was six my pet rabbit, Peter, went on a “vacation in Florida” and never came back. As years passed, I eventually intuited that he was likely not living out his golden years in the sand and sun, but instead probably met the business end of a Michelin tire or got himself mixed up in the wrong patch of greens. Read More

Your parents are really sick

Submitted by Anonymous on March 22, 2011 - 8:39pm.

Your parents are really sick people.

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Seriously?

Submitted by Crystal on March 23, 2011 - 11:12am.

How does someone's previous experiences absolve them from making moral decisions? Obviously, people act based on actions of their past. That doesn't make their actions moral (or immoral). Give me a break.

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Wonderful.

Submitted by Ashley @ Nourishing the Soul on March 25, 2011 - 6:15am.

I think this post provides some wonderful lessons about accepting others and one's own choices, without pathologizing them or suggesting something about the individual's moral compass. Thanks.