Deep: I've been listening to the audio book version of Traffic by Tom Vanderbilt for the last couple of weeks. Human behavior is subtly and nearly imperceptibly influenced by culture and context.
This isn't an excuse for bad behavior, but it provides a framework for considering irrational behavior.
Deeper: Take, for instance, fruit purchased from the supermarket or a roadside stand. According to the article "The 5 Dirtiest Foods," many melons (3.5-7%) carry disease.
It got me wondering why I took great care to wash the apples before placing them in the family fruit basket, but not the oranges or grapefruit or bananas. Fruit is healthy, so why bother washing it? Irrational.
Deepest: What in our lives is really filthy?
What do we scrub unnecessarily?
What's clean that we perceive to be dirty?
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