September 8, 2004
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In Dante's Inferno, the inner circle of hell was reserved for betrayers like Judas and Brutus. But new research indicates that punishing those who break social norms is not merely the province of poets. Scientists have uncovered evidence for an innate satisfaction in human beings for giving people their comeuppance.
"Emotions play a proactive as well as reactive role," remarks Brian Knutson of Stanford University. He notes that "passionate" forces may need to be included in economic models because, as this research shows, “people show systematic deviations from rationality." --Michael Schirber
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is it addictive?
I believe you are now rivalling leonidas for most post per day. Just saw Godfather III. Now, I don't know how true that revenge is sweet when Michael Corleone ends up a dry husk of an embittered man as there ever was one. Goodmorning.
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