"Well I AM essentially talking about opinion. Because really - that is all there is.
Even if everyone on the earth agrees on something does that make it a fact or does that just mean they share the same opinion?"
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http://www.pbs.org/humanspark Put to work at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, Alan Alda finds out how children wil...
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Comment by Keith Runyan on February 16, 2012 at 6:29pm -
Awesome!
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Comment by Pier S.F. on January 29, 2012 at 7:50am -
Interesting. And makes a lot of sense.
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Comment by iThinkle on January 27, 2012 at 1:08am -
I'm really fascinated about the patterns that are stored in our brain, evolved from millions of years of different landscapes and survivals.
I did some reading on Evolutionary Psychology. (great book is 'The Moral Animal': http://bit.ly/A9Ho4H). Reese, what are your opinions about what we can pinpoint in society nowadays and explain by looking at evolution?
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Comment by Focking Original on January 25, 2012 at 4:07pm -
Helping feels good.
When a dog finally understands what his job is, they also love helping humans. Even if they only get a treat at the end of the day (like guide dogs).
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Being right 4 Replies
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Tim Young replied to Tim Young's discussion Being right"Yes I agree open-mindedness is of paramount importance. Even if you think you know all there is to know about something it pays to stay open minded about the possibility of new information on that subject coming to light."
SparTom007 - Tom replied to Bart Skraeling's discussion dealing with trolls"I got my first troll on my last youtube video (on the front page of ipower :D) and I have no idea what the point was to their comment but it was obvious trolling xD So far, I just saw it as "wow, someone was that bothered about something I did…"
SparTom007 - Tom replied to Tim Young's discussion Capitalism and profit"Resource based economy.
Google it"
SparTom007 - Tom replied to Tim Young's discussion Being right"It depends what you're talking about really. If someone has an opinion, I won't tell them they're wrong, I'll tell them I disagree and the reasons why. Sometimes people take you telling them something against their opinion as you…"
Xavier replied to Tim Young's discussion Being right"There are always pro's and con's in actions/theory's/whatever. Something can be considered 'right' for a certain group of people, while another group of people would yell 'wrong'.
It's all about being…"
Bart Skraeling replied to Bart Skraeling's discussion dealing with trolls"great to hear, but the last time i met a troll it was a a regular racist-troll, just flingin shit around, hoping someone would get mad, it was very obvious, but since it was on the forum of a newspaper that is mainly visited by normal human beings…"
Andreas Hågan replied to Bart Skraeling's discussion dealing with trolls"Im a troll myself and all your ideas to beat us is futile. It will not work. The truth is most of us turn to stone when exposed to sunlight. The stronger ones like myself have almost no weakeness. And the few things that can beat us I will not…"
Tim Young posted a discussionBeing right
In a sense I want to blow up the words “right” and “wrong”. I want to banish them from my vocabulary.More specifically I do not ever wish to BE right.And I do not ever want to say to someone else “you are WRONG”. What is the purpose of being or proving oneself to be, right? And what is the purpose of proving someone else is wrong?Apart from some sort of ego based sense of satisfaction what is the purpose of these things? Can anyone give me an answer to this question? If someone says something…See More
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