“Motherhood is the second oldest profession in the world. It never questions age, height, religious preference, health, political affiliation, citizenship, morality, ethnic background, marital status, economic level, convenience, or previous experience.” WorldAgePoliticalReligiousLevelsEconomicMoralityMotherhoodProfessionBackgroundsHeightCitizenshipPreferenceConvenienceAffiliationEthnic Background Book:Motherhood: The Second Oldest Profession Source: Motherhood: The Second Oldest Profession
“Human well-being is not a random phenomenon. It depends on many factors - ranging from genetics and neurobiology to sociology and economics. But, clearly, there are scientific truths to be known about how we can flourish in this world. Wherever we can have an impact on the well-being of others, questions of morality apply.” WorldHumansWellsKnownEconomicThis WorldDependsMoralityEconomicsImpactFactorsWell BeingPhenomenonSociologyGeneticsScientific TruthNeurobiology Author:Sam Harris
“The cash register did more for human morality than the Congregational Church. It was a really powerful phenomenon to make an economic system work better, just as, in reverse, a system that can be easily defrauded ruins a civilization. A system that's very hard to defraud, like a cash register, helped the economic performance of a civilization by reducing vice, but very few people within economics talk about it in those terms.” PeopleHumansHardTermChurchPowerfulEconomicMoralityCivilizationEconomicsPerformancesVicesRuinsPhenomenonCashReverseReducingRegisterEconomic SystemsReally Powerful Author:Charlie Munger