William T Goodall posted:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2004/01/02/
do0202.xml

[snip]
>Where von Hippel's research is new is in suggesting that older people's
>brains often suffer the same sort of damage. They become prejudiced
>because they lack the power to inhibit the stereotypes that form our
>instinctive thoughts."

On the one hand, I really hope this is true because then there might be a
"cure" someday.  On the other had, I sincerely hope it isn't true because
there might not be a cure by the time I would end up with this type of
damage, and I would *hate* to grow up to be my grandmother...

Reggie Bautista


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