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...situational variables" trump empathy: "Participants who were high in empathic concern expressed a reluctance to continue the procedure earlier than did those who were low on this trait. But this early reluctance did not translate into a greater likelihood of refusing to continue. This latter finding fails to support the notion that a lack of empathy explains the high obedience rates in Milgram's studies. Rather, the results again are in line with those who point to the power of situational variables to overcome feelings of reluctance in this situation...
There are two kinds of kidnappings in Mexico: those meant for ransom and those meant as a warning. This month's abduction of Felix Batista in the northern state of Coahuila was most likely the latter - and it's one of the more chilling messages that Mexico's ubiquitous police-linked kidnapping industry has ever sent...
...Evangelical atheism is not the answer to evangelical religion, for the problem with the latter stems not from the irrationality of its beliefs, but from the absolute certainty with which those beliefs are held. Responding in kind is not the solution...
...liners imaginable. The title of the song, however, is somewhat ambiguous: does it imply prostitution or a promise of raunchy sex for Common’s “suga”? The lyrics are not particularly helpful at deciphering this enigma, suggesting both the former and the latter. Lines like, “I don’t mind bein’ behind,” “I’ma touch you where the sun don’t shine,” and “Get on my vine and we can climb?...
...there are good films and there are bad films. And then there are films that are not only bad—they’re also ethically troubling. “Nobel Son,” a tale of kidnapping, betrayal, and general human brutality, falls squarely into the latter category. The film opens with an exceptionally gory sequence in which a masked man attacks a stranger, knocks him unconscious, and amputates his thumb. Meanwhile, a voiceover declares, “Good and bad are not so absolute.” What follows for the next two hours is little...