The human strives to achieve and maintain the highest status possible with peers under existing circumstances. In this age, one way this is accomplished is to claim to have rescued someone or something from an abusive relationship. For instance, instead of the average person saying she adopted a dog for companionship, she now usually claims…
My son readily accepts the theory of cognitive bias, since the bias is testable and comprehensible as a evolutionary developed trait. However, he feels that in order for a human to have a confirmation bias, the bias must be explainable according to the scientific discipline called, Behaviorism. I never had given the matter much thought…
We were taught in elementary science that three things are necessary for fire. One is fuel. The second is an oxidizer, such as oxygen. And the third is kindling temperature. Now we can discuss available oxygen and existing temperature when we speculate on the fuel catching fire. But to use such terms as “oxygen versus…
The foremost aspect of the communication process is first being conditioned with emotion and images in association to the method of communication to be use. This is relatively easy for humans because our evolutionary history has given us a good memory and made us good vocalizes (and gesturers). Of course, what benefit is having good…
JLeeMagnetic has made a comment on Steven Pinker & Richard Dawkins on Free Will: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 9:07 AM what blows me away about determinists is the countless amount of times they argue over and over and call other people stupid for not believing them. I mean if it was determined, you would think…
Have you ever been told that Jesus died for you? I have. Many times. And over the past few years, I’ve gradually become aware of the psychological consequences of such a belief. First and foremost, the belief leads to a feeling of obligation. After all, wouldn’t you feel some sense of obligation–a very strong sense…
More people die from suicide than from homicide in the United States. Males are at least four times more likely to die from suicide as are females. However, females have 2-3 times more attempts than males do. And females are much more prone to seek medical and/or psychiatric treatment than males. Suicides are more likely…
MissingChurchill has made a comment on Steven Pinker & Richard Dawkins on Free Will: Monday, June 7, 2010 3:59 PM The “second kind of behavior” is far more complex, less predictable, engages more of the brain, incorporates information, and predicts consequences. However, on the athiest view, the “second kind of behavior”–despite being “more complex”–is JUST…
Unseenstrings's Blog 