In response: /and as vague /
On 9/8/2011 8:57 AM, Ray Harrell wrote:
In the last few decades, the human life sciences, and particularly
that of evolutionary biology, are now giving us some clear pointers as
to human nature. Here are seven of them which can be stated as firmly
as any of the other scientific "truths" which we use so far in shaping
our cultures and daily lives:
1. Humans work best in small groups;
/local is best for many reasons/
2. Human societies, whether small or large, are status-driven;
/status sought is personal greed ; status given is an honour received /
3. Sexual partners (and the instinctive need for parenthood) are
generally driven by female choice, and females generally choose males
of higher social rank within their available culture;
/only as stated by those of insane greed /
4. The educability and level of curiosity of the human brain, and
concomitant personality traits, are almost completely set by puberty;
/almost completely??? is this a personal election for each individual? /
5. The homeostatic setting of human emotions is set wider than any
other mammal, thus we are capable of swinging between extreme cruelty
and extreme altruism;
/Is this due to your number 4 ? or are we still in denial of "animal
emotions" ?/
6. Proportionately we have far more non-coding DNA than genes and this
gives a far wider (epigenetic) susceptibility to environmental
conditions than other species and this, too, is heritable (though not
as permanently as discrete genetic inheritance);
/Again , in proportion to what? Other "animals" or are we talking
plants??? /
7. Humans are the only species that has discovered the benefits of
trading between disparate cultures and thus gaining mutual survival
benefits.
/Gee and what do chimps do when they offer food rations for grooming ?
Yes, this is within the group/ . /But, where will it lead ?
If humans are so smart, why do we continue to implode our
civilizations? AAAH , insane greed ???
/ D
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