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Post #95,458
by Ashton
4/9/03 5:09:39 PM
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New Yours is the correct thesis in one place -
The reptile brain. It functions that way, and we see that masses of humans can be herded from those principles, in extremis and for a time..

(Which I think is what Huxley et al were saying)

Yep, all hand-waving - or flag-waving would do as well.
Cheery prospect -

Ashton
Post #95,460
by admin
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4/9/03 5:19:22 PM
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New Says who?
Reptiles, ungulates, apes, chimps, and yes, humans, all behave this way. The only difference is the subtlety with which they display their selfishness.

Life is inherently selfish. Wishing it away won't change that. Waving your hands and saying, "it ain't so" doesn't count for much either.
Regards,

-scott anderson

"Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #95,553
by Ashton
4/9/03 8:48:38 PM
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New OK you win on semantics -
self-ish == every lifeform Wants to Survive.
Now there's a /root goal.

Moi.
     On exporting corporate culture... - (admin) - (44) - April 8, 2003, 06:45:00 PM EDT
         Well as being an generalization - (boxley) - (3) - April 8, 2003, 07:09:42 PM EDT
             Huh... Guess we're looking at a revolution here... - (inthane-chan) - (1) - April 8, 2003, 07:11:03 PM EDT
                 naw, racial infighting lets the pressure off - (boxley) - April 8, 2003, 07:12:40 PM EDT
             ICLRPD (new thread) - (drewk) - April 9, 2003, 09:00:44 AM EDT
         General agreement, but there are always exceptions. - (Another Scott) - (7) - April 8, 2003, 09:22:39 PM EDT
             Re: General agreement, but there are always exceptions. - (admin) - (2) - April 8, 2003, 09:41:36 PM EDT
                 Pax Romana looked different from the ground - (rcareaga) - (1) - April 8, 2003, 11:14:03 PM EDT
                     Understand, I'm not making a moral statement. - (admin) - April 8, 2003, 11:22:14 PM EDT
             You're half right - (drewk) - (3) - April 9, 2003, 09:12:47 AM EDT
                 Bingo. - (Ashton) - (2) - April 9, 2003, 04:53:16 PM EDT
                     Brin talks about this at length in "The Transparent Society" - (inthane-chan) - (1) - April 9, 2003, 04:55:44 PM EDT
                         Think I've heard this extrapolation - - (Ashton) - April 11, 2003, 02:11:52 AM EDT
         Not an endorsement of the "corporate mindset"? - (mmoffitt) - (22) - April 8, 2003, 10:01:46 PM EDT
             I'm not entirely convinced about the whole... - (inthane-chan) - (5) - April 8, 2003, 10:17:42 PM EDT
                 turn the fan on :) - (boxley) - (4) - April 8, 2003, 10:44:38 PM EDT
                     You're a good man, Bill. -NT - (Another Scott) - (2) - April 8, 2003, 10:47:55 PM EDT
                         na, If I was single she could have earned the rent :) -NT - (boxley) - (1) - April 8, 2003, 10:50:20 PM EDT
                             Ah, but you're not and offered help anyway. :-) -NT - (Another Scott) - April 8, 2003, 10:52:00 PM EDT
                     Well done, my friend. -NT - (mmoffitt) - April 9, 2003, 01:05:12 PM EDT
             Economics != capitalism - (admin) - (7) - April 8, 2003, 10:33:40 PM EDT
                 Communism=economic model -NT - (boxley) - (4) - April 8, 2003, 10:45:59 PM EDT
                     What's your point? -NT - (admin) - (3) - April 8, 2003, 10:46:36 PM EDT
                         pointing out that Mike is not slinging plattitudes - (boxley) - (2) - April 8, 2003, 10:49:48 PM EDT
                             Communism is first and foremost an economic model - (admin) - (1) - April 8, 2003, 10:55:25 PM EDT
                                 fair enuff -NT - (boxley) - April 8, 2003, 11:00:58 PM EDT
                 Read any anthropology? - (Ashton) - (1) - April 9, 2003, 04:28:09 AM EDT
                     Yes. - (admin) - April 9, 2003, 09:11:37 AM EDT
             provenance of profit - (rcareaga) - (2) - April 8, 2003, 10:52:01 PM EDT
                 eh? Ive got nought against communism - (boxley) - (1) - April 8, 2003, 11:19:24 PM EDT
                     Exactly. Communism doesn't recognize that humans are selfish - (admin) - April 8, 2003, 11:24:11 PM EDT
             let rearrange the words a tad - (boxley) - (1) - April 8, 2003, 11:27:01 PM EDT
                 Which brings us to the Information Devolution - (Ashton) - April 9, 2003, 03:15:05 AM EDT
             Do you have kids? - (drewk) - (2) - April 9, 2003, 09:48:57 AM EDT
                 My thoughts were along those lines as well. - (Another Scott) - (1) - April 9, 2003, 10:46:56 AM EDT
                     he has kids and we have discussed this before - (boxley) - April 9, 2003, 11:04:18 AM EDT
         hmm..let the ripping begin? - (Simon_Jester) - (8) - April 8, 2003, 10:49:18 PM EDT
             Good point. - (admin) - (7) - April 8, 2003, 11:00:36 PM EDT
                 This is why I have trouble with cute logic - (Ashton) - (6) - April 9, 2003, 03:31:51 AM EDT
                     Nice strawman. - (admin) - (5) - April 9, 2003, 09:14:30 AM EDT
                         Still, and consistently - (Ashton) - (4) - April 9, 2003, 04:50:34 PM EDT
                             Hand waving, IMO. -NT - (admin) - (3) - April 9, 2003, 04:52:54 PM EDT
                                 Yours is the correct thesis in one place - - (Ashton) - (2) - April 9, 2003, 05:09:39 PM EDT
                                     Says who? - (admin) - (1) - April 9, 2003, 05:19:22 PM EDT
                                         OK you win on semantics - - (Ashton) - April 9, 2003, 08:48:38 PM EDT

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