Carolyn Gage wrote:
>
> When I said that the
> >existence of an aggressive instinct is scientifically unproven, I meant
> >that we have yet to discover a biological determinant -- an "aggression"
> >gene.
>
> There is, however, a very definite "aggression hormone," however, and it's
> testosterone.
Point taken. But hormones are always in flux -- their levels ebb and
flow over time -- and some hormones can turn themselves into other types
(natural progesterone can transform itself into a type of estrogen, for
instance) if the body requires it. Plus, hormone levels may be
influenced by stress, diet, even a belief, which suggests that the high
testosterone levels we associate with violent male behavior may be due
in part to culture, not just biology.
Zanne
>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Aug 30 13:32:10 1997
Date: Sat, 30 Aug 1997 14:33:18 -0500
From: PS Pirro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: Acting Up
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> Re: Acting UP
>
> While we change our views we change the way we raise our children. And thus,
> they will have better vision as the future owners and operators of businesses
> such as Shell Oil or Solar Fuel Company(would be better yet).
If only it were so! The problem is, capitalism requires a very
different kind of "vision" than the one needed to save our planet, and
people who do not share the capitalist vision (Growth! Profit!) will not
last long enough within a capitalist structure to have any significant
impact on the direction of a corporation or an economy. They'll be
chewed up and spit out, and the corporation will continue along on its
globe-gobbling way. It's the very structure of the economy that must be
transformed; otherwise all you get is new wine in old skins, or, in
slightly more contemporary terms, "Meet the new boss, same as the old
boss."
Zanne
>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Aug 30 15:46:04 1997
Date: Sat, 30 Aug 1997 14:46:01 -0700 (PDT)
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: Carolyn Gage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Hello Zanne
Try taking testosterone sometime.
>> There is, however, a very definite "aggression hormone," however, and it's
>> testosterone.
>Point taken. But hormones are always in flux -- their levels ebb and
>flow over time -- and some hormones can turn themselves into other types
>(natural progesterone can transform itself into a type of estrogen, for
>instance) if the body requires it. Plus, hormone levels may be
>influenced by stress, diet, even a belief, which suggests that the high
>testosterone levels we associate with violent male behavior may be due
>in part to culture, not just biology.
>
>Zanne
>
>
