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Let's take a look at some the examples he cites:
 
Let's take a look at some the examples he cites:
 
* '''"a woman ... can't find any rags in her house so she cuts up an old American flag and uses the pieces to clean her toilet, in private"''': Knowing that many people are very attached to the flag, it would arguably be emotionally hurtful to them to willfully destroy one in a way that seems disrespectful. Also, some people might assume that any such destruction was a political statement against America; whether or not this is true, it would be a bad idea to ''accidentally'' create such an impression. (The question of whether these feelings about a piece of colored cloth are rational is [[patriotism|a separate discussion]].)
 
* '''"a woman ... can't find any rags in her house so she cuts up an old American flag and uses the pieces to clean her toilet, in private"''': Knowing that many people are very attached to the flag, it would arguably be emotionally hurtful to them to willfully destroy one in a way that seems disrespectful. Also, some people might assume that any such destruction was a political statement against America; whether or not this is true, it would be a bad idea to ''accidentally'' create such an impression. (The question of whether these feelings about a piece of colored cloth are rational is [[patriotism|a separate discussion]].)
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* '''"a family whose dog is killed by a car, so they dismember the body and cook it for dinner"''': There are all kinds of flaws with this one. First of all, some cultures ''do'' eat dog meat. People in such cultures are probably familiar with the proper preparation of such meat, and would therefore know how to do it safely. Their culinary practices have been through the filter of long experience with dog meat, and so are more likely to be safe than those some American suburban family which is used to buying USDA-inspected Grade A meat from the store.
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* '''"a family whose dog is killed by a car, so they dismember the body and cook it for dinner"''': There are all kinds of flaws with this as an example supporting Haidt's point. First of all, some cultures ''do'' eat dog meat (what was that about liberals believing "that we have nothing to learn from other ideologies", Dr. Haidt?). People in such cultures are probably familiar with the proper preparation of such meat, and would therefore know how to do it safely. Their culinary practices have been through the filter of long experience with dog meat, and so are more likely to be safe than those some American suburban family which is used to buying USDA-inspected Grade A meat from the store.
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Most (how many?) of the respondents agreed that the actions were "morally wrong" although "nobody was harmed". (Is it really fair to say that "nobody was harmed" in a hypothetical example where the risks aren't even discussed? Would it be "morally wrong" to drive a child-filled schoolbus at 90 MPH towards a cliff, as long as you slam on the brakes in time to prevent it from actually going over?)
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In any case, Haidt draws the following conclusions:
 
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