Staind singer stops concert to demand audience members stop ‘molesting’ teen

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MadImmortalMan

Quote from: merithyn on June 07, 2014, 09:38:05 AMI'm also fairly sure that "biology" doesn't play a part.

A pretty huge claim.

Biology still plays a huge part for me, even though the evolutionary pressures that created the biological impulses are gone. I'd say it's the same for nearly everyone.
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Quote from: MadImmortalMan on June 09, 2014, 02:21:35 AM
Quote from: merithyn on June 07, 2014, 09:38:05 AMI'm also fairly sure that "biology" doesn't play a part.

A pretty huge claim.

Biology still plays a huge part for me, even though the evolutionary pressures that created the biological impulses are gone. I'd say it's the same for nearly everyone.

I was a bit curious how she could be so certain.
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Quote from: MadImmortalMan on June 09, 2014, 02:21:35 AM
Quote from: merithyn on June 07, 2014, 09:38:05 AMI'm also fairly sure that "biology" doesn't play a part.

A pretty huge claim.

Biology still plays a huge part for me, even though the evolutionary pressures that created the biological impulses are gone. I'd say it's the same for nearly everyone.

I'm sure she overstretched, but a huge part? :hmm:
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derspiess

Why not?  Unless I'm misunderstanding how the term is being used here, doesn't biology drive pretty much everything?
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Valmy

You know I am a believer in the enormous impact of genetics :contract:

But in the end it doesn't really matter.  I mean sure it makes sense if you are a super hot sexpot to try to cash that in with a rich partner, you just don't want to have a class (or gender or whatever) of people where that is their primary path to fame and riches.  If people are not incentivized to use their own gene-given talents to better society than the system doesn't work.
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Quote from: derspiess on June 09, 2014, 08:56:10 AM
Why not?  Unless I'm misunderstanding how the term is being used here, doesn't biology drive pretty much everything?

In some abstract sense sure but then so do chemistry and physics.
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Quote from: derspiess on June 09, 2014, 08:56:10 AM
Why not?  Unless I'm misunderstanding how the term is being used here, doesn't biology drive pretty much everything?

Who the hell knows?  Being social and having so much of ourselves defined by culture is how humans are constructed.  The only way to test it would be highly unethical experiments.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

derspiess

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Valmy

Quote from: derspiess on June 09, 2014, 09:24:16 AM
Quote from: Valmy on June 09, 2014, 08:58:48 AM
The only way to test it would be highly unethical experiments.

Go on.

Isolating humans from social contact and comparing behavior with socialized humans.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."