Re: Unto Others (very interesting)

2012-09-28 Thread Alberto G. Corona
The second book has the explanation, the first, is the mechanism. The oxitocin as many other hormones, are a mechanism that fix or promotes a set of behaviours instead of others. Hormonal discharge is the mechanism that the mammals have for modulating middle-long term responses. (For short term

Re: Unto Others (very interesting)

2012-07-24 Thread Bruno Marchal
Hi Russell, Le 24-juil.-12, à 01:30, Russell Standish a écrit : This one comes through loud and clear. Just curious to know what brand of emailer you have in your office that is so non-standard. Hope your internet connection at home is sorted out soon. I would be ropable if it happened to me

Re: Unto Others (very interesting)

2012-07-23 Thread Bruno Marchal
Hi Russell, Can you read this one? I have lost my connection at home, and apparently the problem is in the street, and it will take time to fix it. I use my emailer at my office, but it is a bit old. Apparently Stephen and Brent get my messages on the everything list. I might be hard to

Re: Unto Others (very interesting)

2012-07-23 Thread Russell Standish
This one comes through loud and clear. Just curious to know what brand of emailer you have in your office that is so non-standard. Hope your internet connection at home is sorted out soon. I would be ropable if it happened to me (and so would the rest of my family). (In fact I was - it has

Re: Unto Others (very interesting)

2012-07-22 Thread Bruno Marchal
Le 21-juil.-12, à 21:58, meekerdb a écrit : On 7/21/2012 2:57 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: Le 19-juil.-12, à 06:47, meekerdb a écrit : This may be of interest to those recently discussing free-riders. Brent Original Message Unto Others BY MICHAEL SHERMER It is the

Re: Unto Others (very interesting)

2012-07-22 Thread meekerdb
On 7/22/2012 4:29 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: But often the others are unknown persons, and even if known it may be impractical to poll them. Well, if you don't meet them the problem will not occur. No, modern society is so interwoven that the problem does occur. My daughter is

Re: Unto Others (very interesting)

2012-07-21 Thread Bruno Marchal
Le 19-juil.-12, à 06:47, meekerdb a écrit : This may be of interest to those recently discussing free-riders. Brent Original Message Unto Others BY MICHAEL SHERMER It is the oldest and most universally recognized moral principle that was codified over two millennia

Re: Unto Others (very interesting)

2012-07-21 Thread Stephen P. King
On 7/21/2012 5:57 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: Le 19-juil.-12, à 06:47, meekerdb a écrit : This may be of interest to those recently discussing free-riders. Brent Original Message Unto Others BY MICHAEL SHERMER It is the oldest and most

Re: Unto Others (very interesting)

2012-07-21 Thread meekerdb
On 7/21/2012 2:57 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: Le 19-juil.-12, à 06:47, meekerdb a écrit : This may be of interest to those recently discussing free-riders. Brent Original Message Unto Others BY MICHAEL SHERMER It is the oldest and most

Re: Unto Others (very interesting)

2012-07-21 Thread Stephen P. King
On 7/21/2012 3:58 PM, meekerdb wrote: On 7/21/2012 2:57 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: Le 19-juil.-12, à 06:47, meekerdb a écrit : This may be of interest to those recently discussing free-riders. Brent Original Message Unto Others BY MICHAEL SHERMER

Re: Unto Others (very interesting)

2012-07-21 Thread meekerdb
On 7/21/2012 7:08 PM, Stephen P. King wrote: On 7/21/2012 3:58 PM, meekerdb wrote: On 7/21/2012 2:57 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: Le 19-juil.-12, à 06:47, meekerdb a écrit : This may be of interest to those recently discussing free-riders. Brent Original Message

Re: Unto Others (very interesting)

2012-07-21 Thread Stephen P. King
On 7/21/2012 10:12 PM, meekerdb wrote: On 7/21/2012 7:08 PM, Stephen P. King wrote: On 7/21/2012 3:58 PM, meekerdb wrote: On 7/21/2012 2:57 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: Le 19-juil.-12, à 06:47, meekerdb a écrit : This may be of interest to those recently discussing free-riders. Brent

Re: Unto Others (very interesting)

2012-07-19 Thread R AM
free markets produce the types of social systems that best enable people to interact in a way that puts them on the oxytocin-empathy? Really I thought it was each one on its own. On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 6:47 AM, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: This may be of interest to those recently

Re: Unto Others (very interesting)

2012-07-19 Thread meekerdb
On 7/19/2012 1:43 AM, R AM wrote: free markets produce the types of social systems that best enable people to interact in a way that puts them on the oxytocin-empathy? Really I thought it was each one on its own. I think that's the interesting point: those two are not contrary. Brent

Re: Unto Others (very interesting)

2012-07-19 Thread R AM
On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 5:19 PM, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote: On 7/19/2012 1:43 AM, R AM wrote: free markets produce the types of social systems that best enable people to interact in a way that puts them on the oxytocin-empathy? Really I thought it was each one on its own. I