ABC 20/20 2006.09.29 Differences between male and female brains are explored. http://txliberty.dyndns.org/inetpub/wwwroot/webfiles/ABC2020060929.wmv
FROM: AustinLibertyInterNet Radio/TV at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LibertyProspects/links (Due to popular demand, the system is often too busy to respond; so try back often. Right click playbacks to 'save target as...' to download selections to your computer for replay later at your convenience and as often as you want) --- In [email protected], "Terry L Parker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > To become PERSONS (entities with rights & obligations) whose > 'free moral agency' is CONSISTENT with universal libertarianism > most humans must, to some extent, transcend part of their > biological heritage: > > Female humans in general are BIOLOGICALLY 'optimized' for breeding, > nurturing vulnerable babies & children thru a lengthy (relative) > development into early adulthood, attracting and 'securing' > maintenance and support for her brood; USUALLY by a male who is > powerful enough to be a good 'provider' This is why 'power' is > GENERALLY such an 'aphrodisiac' to breeding age females. > The 'optimal' range of attention is the 'nest' with its 'clients' > to which they are giving 'care' and keeping the provider 'involved' > (committed?) > > Male humans who are not sufficiently 'susceptible' to the 'charms' > of 'involvement' in this scenario so that they will risk life > and limb (if need be) in SUCCESSFUL quests for 'provisions' > are less likely to have their genetic dispositions 'promoted' :) > > Child humans are already 'natural libertarians' though not yet > mature enough to CONSISTENTLY 'get it right' > > If two tykes are fighting in a sandbox, what is the most > probable defense that will be given to the intervening 'care > giver' to 'justify' this physical assault of a 'peer' It will > be something like he/she 'started it' There may be gross > misunderstanding of the situation which thus resulted in a > 'self-defense' response. BUT, without having read an entire > library on philosophy, if the tyke can talk, the tyke at least > gets the libertarian 'self-defense' paradigm right. > > Now comes one of the most destructive acts to human liberty; > and it is administered by a usually loving caregiver. What is > the most likely utterance by the caregiver who intervenes? > > 'I don't care who started it, *I'm* telling you to stop' > > That 'abstracts' to something like 'your impotent developing > notions of PERSONHOOD (entity with rights & obligations) and > FREE MORAL AGENCY (self actualizing arbiter of right/wrong > behavior by one's self) are null and void. If you want to > prosper (know what's good for you) apply yourself to complying > with AUTHORITY and keeping its favor' > > So, now this immature human copes with an internal conflict > between an inherent libertarian nature and an imposed authoritarian > veneer. There is a 'bell curve' distribution in the population > of how it's resolved. > > Most will go thru life with partial resolution; thus live in > the central bulk of the 'bell' > > Some will shake off the 'conditioning' and live at the libertarian > toe of the bell curve. > > Tragically, others will stay retarded and live at the authoritarian > toe of the bell curve. > > Of course, a certain amount of compliance to COMPETENT caring > authority is an enhancement to well being for the very young. > If they are lucky, they won't be regarded as 'property' but will > have parents who regard this as 'stewardship' of a developing > human being who is to become a 'free moral agent' and 'person' > in their own right. > > Those who are actually CONSISTENT in their practice of universal > libertarianism may be the transcending leading edge of a developing > new life-form (homo-liberates?) > > > With good humor to all, > -Terry Liberty Parker > ALSO: Please see what I wrote in > 'PERSONHOOD: Abortion & beyond' > at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/message/48172 > ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
