Chris Moore

Orphan of Thatcher. Author of the development of commonsense psychology. Look for my new book, The Power of Guilt, in December 2025.

[Chris Moore @dalman3958]

@Hebro_Steele P.s. I love Shelby Steele’s writing and quote him in my book ❤️

[Chris Moore @dalman3958]

@Hebro_Steele 2. The reason collective guilt persists is that the antidote to guilt is forgiveness and in the case of collective guilt there is no party that can act for the harmed and offer forgiveness, so collective guilt can never be dissipated.

[Chris Moore @dalman3958]

Interesting encapsulation of how guilt, a fundamentally interpersonal state, has been co-opted by group and hierarchical relations thinking to yield a new morality.

[Quillette @Quillette]

Quillette Founder, Claire Lehmann (@clairlemon), explains that many people now follow a moral framework in which the oppressed can never be guilty.

[The Globe and Mail @globeandmail]

Why this Canadian researcher says guilt isn’t always bad for you https://t.co/cUDrtQ1LUW

[Katie Miller @KatieMiller]

For the first time, almost half of our country’s 30-year-old women are childless. In 1976, it was just 18 percent.

A low birth rate is the number one threat to Western Civilization. Society doesn’t survive without babies.

https://t.co/KgWvOMPLdd

[Chris Moore @dalman3958]

Really enjoyed this interview with Matt Galloway on #CBC. The Current with Matt Galloway - Feb. 23, 2026: Why you shouldn’t feel guilty about feeling guilty https://t.co/nn40EGnmQw

[Irish Times Books @IrishTimesBooks]

The Power of Guilt by Chris Moore: A formidable read that will challenge, unsettle and provoke https://t.co/XVmCnbLeFP via @IrishTimesBooks

[Chris Moore @dalman3958]

@NYPostOpinion The problem with white guilt and other forms of collective guilt is that there is no path to forgiveness and so the antidote to guilt is denied and it festers. #thepowerofguilt

[Chris Moore @dalman3958]

Think of guilt as the "check engine" light for your relationships. It’s uncomfortable for a reason—it’s designed to prompt an apology, a change in behavior, or a meaningful conversation. 💡

[Chris Moore @dalman3958]

That's what we see with collective guilt. Because collective guilt, like white or settler guilt, cannot be resolved through forgiveness, it can be the source of moral outrage on behalf of the 'victims.'

[Chris Moore @dalman3958]

When guilt can’t be resolved, it mutates.
Turned inwards it becomes depression.
Turned out it becomes resentment and even moral outrage.

[Chris Moore @dalman3958]

Important distinction:
Shame = I am bad
Guilt = I did something wrong
One crushes the self. The other builds relationships

[Chris Moore @dalman3958]

My conversation with Sheima Benembarek at The Conversation: Book Talk: Q&A with a psychologist who argues ‘guilt is a helpful emotion, not a harmful one’ https://t.co/QF2WmwLLbW via @ConversationCA

[Chris Moore @dalman3958]

The Power of Guilt features in Four motivating Canadian books to get you through January https://t.co/HHMI6HgK0F via @nationalpost

[Chris Moore @dalman3958]

@DrGipps @JonathanShedler ultimately both I think. The latter is the downstream consequence of the former both developmentally and historically. Happy to continue the discussion offline (offX) if it would be easier

[Chris Moore @dalman3958]

@DrGipps @JonathanShedler thanks Richard. I think this perfectly illustrates the difference between a philosophical (metaphysical) approach and a psychological one. For me, guilt originates in the psychological reaction to relationship harm.

[Chris Moore @dalman3958]

@DrGipps @JonathanShedler Yes if ‘primary’ means original here. But these days ‘guilt’ is used for both a subjective state (the feeling of guilt) and an objective state (the fact of being guilty e.g., under the law or of having sinned).

[Chris Moore @dalman3958]

4 proven steps to an apology that can heal your damaged relationships https://t.co/l2n7cx6GNz