Steven Pinker: Very much. It would fit both in Wright's theory, that it allows us to enjoy the benefits of cooperation over larger and larger circles. But also, I think it helps us imagine what it's like to be someone else. I think when you read these horrific tortures that were common in the Middle Ages, you think, how could they possibly have done it, how could they have not have empathized with the person that they're disemboweling? But clearly, as far as they're concerned, this is just an alien being that does not have feelings akin to their own. Anything, I think, that makes it easier to imagine trading places with someone else means that it increases your moral consideration to that other person.
Steven Pinker: Svakako. To bi se uklopilo u Wrightovu teoriju, jer nam omogućuje uživati dobrobiti surađivanja u sve većim i većim krugovima. Ali mislim i da nam pomaže zamisliti kako je biti netko drugi. Mislim da kada čitate o stravičnim mučenjima koja su bila uobičajena u srednjem vijeku mislite, kako li su to uopće mogli činiti, kako nisu osjećali empatiju prema osobi kojoj su vadili utrobu? Ali očito, što se njih ticalo, to je tek jedno strano biće koje nema osjećaje poput njihovih. Smatram da sve što olakšava zamisliti zamjenu mjesta s nekim drugim istovremeno povećava obzirnost prema toj drugoj osobi.