Behavioral Genetics = human nature

From: J. R. Molloy (jr@shasta.com)
Date: Thu Feb 08 2001 - 14:39:10 MST


From: "Neal Blaikie" <nrb@porterville.k12.ca.us>
>How is this different than theists laying everything on the doorstep of
> god?

"Human nature" usually refers to congenital tendencies in behavior.
For an example of how this relates to human nature, see The Biological
Basis of Morality
http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/98apr/biomoral.htm

For more on Human Nature, check out Behavioral Genetics
http://www.ornl.gov/hgmis/elsi/behavior.html
and
http://ibgwww.colorado.edu/

Behavioral genetics (AKA human nature) differs from laying everything on
the doorstep of god in that there is no evidence linking that "doorstep"
to human behavior, but there is plenty of evidence linking human behavior
to genetics and biology.

Stay hungry,

--J. R.

Useless hypotheses: consciousness, phlogiston, philosophy, vitalism, mind,
free will
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