Sense perception is commonly used in our daily lives as a way of knowing and verifying knowledge. Our reactions and emotions can affect moral beliefs. As well as I noticed sense perception reactions can keep us safe. Our reaction to certain odors for example can indicate if something may be harmful for us.
Disgust can protect us from poison - a primitive detector that helps us stay safe. It is relatively easy to make one feel disgusted. Although everyone has their own perceptions of disgust. Also like the limitations of sense perception, sometimes we may perceive something that is good for us as disgusting. In my case, salads are disgusting and kale is horrible, but it is really good for my body and it is not harmful to it.
Disgust can also be used to hate people. The common example of Nazis hating Jews. Disgust can also be linked to social groups. Disgust is very difficult to measure. Although scientists do use questionnaires and surveys to study how human beliefs can affect what we find disgusting or how easily one is disgusted. An interesting example I came across was tan experiment that looked at how people who supported different political parties are easily disgusted than others. The Cornell University found out that conservatives are more easily disgusted than liberal.
I found it interesting that our beliefs and emotions can influence what disgusts us. It made me wonder: can what disgusts people be used to gather more knowledge about that person?
Disgust can protect us from poison - a primitive detector that helps us stay safe. It is relatively easy to make one feel disgusted. Although everyone has their own perceptions of disgust. Also like the limitations of sense perception, sometimes we may perceive something that is good for us as disgusting. In my case, salads are disgusting and kale is horrible, but it is really good for my body and it is not harmful to it.
Disgust can also be used to hate people. The common example of Nazis hating Jews. Disgust can also be linked to social groups. Disgust is very difficult to measure. Although scientists do use questionnaires and surveys to study how human beliefs can affect what we find disgusting or how easily one is disgusted. An interesting example I came across was tan experiment that looked at how people who supported different political parties are easily disgusted than others. The Cornell University found out that conservatives are more easily disgusted than liberal.
I found it interesting that our beliefs and emotions can influence what disgusts us. It made me wonder: can what disgusts people be used to gather more knowledge about that person?
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