There is a new book out about dishonesty written by Dan Ariely, a professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke. It seems like Ariely and N.T. Wright would have some interesting conversations.
Listen to Leonard Lopate's interview with Ariely on WNYC:
And David Brooks writes about Ariely's book in his column in today's NY Times:
The Moral Diet We all commit little indiscretions, just enough to keep from feeling too bad about it. Should we be active in curtailing this inevitability, and if so, how?
N.T. Wright would probably like what Brooks concludes in his column:
"I’d add that you really shouldn’t shoot for goodness, which is so vague and forgiving. You should shoot for rectitude. We’re mostly unqualified to judge our own moral performances, so attach yourself to some exterior or social standards."
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