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Re: Two Cousins: Francis Galton Site
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As it happens, Harvey Mansfield, “the Last Conservative Standing at Harvard,†has a new book out that’s somewhat relevant here. I’ve provided a blip below from ABC News on his book. (It’s not necessarily a lot of hard science or evidence, but then the “reality†of most here doesn’t seem to require such things anyway)— Quote:
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Maybe they understand what I mean by 'determination is not blind'. That our eyes and minds and written words are actually a part of that determinism. Maybe they understand that guiltlessness does not directly lead to chaos. That humans have survived for millennia even before your invented 'objective morality'. That our genes have given us an instinctive morality that deterministically causes society to deter and punish cheaters of all sorts. Your repressor module acts to support your ego. It massages the inputs and ignores those that are too harmful to your self-concept. You can't expect Margaret's repressor module to convince her that your ego is correct. And you can't expect mine to argue for yours. Like I said, you talk about 1+1=2 but you have a different 1 from anybody else; what's obvious to you is incomprehensible to most and probably completely wrong. This must be a fascinating case study for those among us without repressor modules. They can see the results of evolved psychology. |
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And what’s this about a “fascinating case study for those among us without repressor modules?†|
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If there's a part of the brain that does actively repress, it stands to reason that someone out there either doesn't have one or lost it. I don't know if they can survive psychologically without one but I think it would be interesting to read these posts without a filter. Except by sheer coincidence, they probably have the only chance to know the truth, but only so far as the data lead. What I'm trying to say is that we're all flawed and have little hope of coming to a consensus. But it's still a fascinating discussion. |
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