Re: Predators and Prey (was Sma (was Healthy Sexuality))

Michael Lorrey (retroman@tpk.net)
Wed, 25 Dec 1996 22:30:27 -0500


Anders Sandberg wrote:
>
> On Tue, 24 Dec 1996, Chris Hind wrote:
>
> > Perhaps, but the reason we were picked on was because of our intelligence
> > wasn't it? (Oh no! I'm starting to sound like a collective!) I don't know
> > about you guys, but we're you noticibly different from the start
> > intellectually.
>
> Yes, I think this a quite common problem. The cause seems to be that we
> are surrounded by a "stupidity culture", where intelligence is seen as
> something non-normal (not abnormal or unusual, just not normal). It would
> be interesting to try to find out why.
>
Easy. Look at baboon or chimp behavioral psychology. I am convinced that
as we grow from infants to adults we go through behavioral evolutions
symbolic of different stages in our species evolution from primitive
apes, just as our fetal biological evolution is analogous to our
evolution from one celled animals up to our present stage.

Schoolyard bullies exihibit classic alpha male behaviors, and enforce
genetic purity to the average to prevent possible genetically weak
individuals from impinging on the troops gene pool and thereby
threatening its survival.

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TANSTAAFL!!!

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