tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15326041.post116469017768228946..comments2023-06-18T10:34:07.083+01:00Comments on I can't get no double negatives: Impossible voidZazahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11492492336657879988noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15326041.post-1171503625207837932007-02-15T01:40:00.000+00:002007-02-15T01:40:00.000+00:00That is interesting. It's always neat to see how ...That is interesting. It's always neat to see how much importance people give to nature, nurture, or society. <BR/><BR/>What that prof says makes sense; our brains are programmed to do certain things and to be inclined a certain way. <BR/>Society does, however, do a mighty good job of polishing it up just the right way.Zazahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11492492336657879988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15326041.post-1171400240012982482007-02-13T20:57:00.000+00:002007-02-13T20:57:00.000+00:00I attended a lecture last week by Prof. Jerome Bar...I attended a lecture last week by Prof. Jerome Barkow: "How Will Old Brains Design New Bodies and New Societies?" Part of his argument (at the risk of bastardizing what he said) surrounds human evolved psychology which identifies certain basic trans-human tendencies and motivations...primarily, competition. What is competed for is socially determined but the need to compete is fundamentally present in all cultures. I forget my point now but it's something to think about.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03555666548749724007noreply@blogger.com