In an era of callouts and gotchas, endlessly hunting out contradictions distorts the problems we’re trying to solve. By: Michael Hallsworth You hypocrite. These words hit people hard. They sting. Your pulse may quicken upon seeing them. This aversion has deep roots. For many people, disgust of hypocrisy is part of the cultural fabric that weaves together their beliefs, judgments, and decisions. Religion provides an obvious starting point. In the Bible, Jesus rails repeatedly against the hypocritical Pharisees. Dante’s “Inferno” shows vividly what their fate could be: Hypocrites are banished to the second-lowest circle of Hell, together with “everything that fits … Continue reading Our Obsession with Hypocrisy Is Making Things Worse