On Thu, 9 Dec 2004 17:21:10 -0700, Warren Ockrassa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Dec 9, 2004, at 4:21 PM, Dan Minette wrote: > > > From: "Warren Ockrassa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To the extent that you want to argue that scientific > >> pursuit really is more about figuring out mechanics than anything > >> else, > >> I'm likely to agree. At the same time, study of behavior in other > >> animals can tell us a *lot* about our own. Of course, trying to ban science is wrong.
> > I was thinking more along the lines of understanding where our own > proclivities come from. If we study the behavior of chimps and bonobos, > we can see not just how we're similar, but possibly *why* we > occasionally get the urges we do. > > Back in the 70s there was a bizarre counterculture movement that > involved, among other things, "The Church of the SubGenius". One of the > eople involved in that, Robert Anton Wilson, used to call most of what > goes on in the world "primate politics". Territoriality, petty > squabbles and crap-throwing, on almost any level you care to analyze. > While it's a simplistic interpretation (necessary for satirical > effect), it's worth considering. Just how much of our modern > parochialism, nationalism and certainty we know the One True God is > rooted in our ape brains? This still exists -"Church of the Sub-Genius" is my libertarian friend Peter's religion. Gary D. http://elemming2.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
