Re: The biological basis of the beauty meme

From: John Marlow (johnmarlow@gmx.net)
Date: Wed May 23 2001 - 12:22:42 MDT


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On 23 May 2001, at 9:52, J. R. Molloy wrote:

> > This was my reaction as well. The preference for symmetry is well-known.
> > However, J.R. is reading way too much into this paper. It only discusses
> > the preference for symmetry. It does not discuss love, partner preferences
> > or whether we think it right or wrong.
>
> Your reaction is the result of your genetic make-up. τΏτ

#GAAK!

> Of course the cited material did not mention partner preference or objective
> morality. Those issues were covered in The Biological Basis of Morality and
> The Ghost In The Machine.

#Double-GAAK!!

 Evolutionary psychology and behavioral genetics are
> making progress where once socialist ideology had dictated world order.

#I am the master of my fate:
 I am the captain of my soul
--not my damned genes.

jm (with an assist from WE Henley)

--
> 
> τΏτ
> 
> Stay hungry,
> 
> --J. R.
> 
> Useless hypotheses:
>  consciousness, phlogiston, philosophy, vitalism, mind, free will, qualia,
> analog computing, cultural relativism
> 
>      Everything that can happen has already happened, not just once,
>      but an infinite number of times, and will continue to do so forever.
>      (Everything that can happen = more than anyone can imagine.)
> 
John Marlow


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