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Offline franksolich

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snobbish primitive describes primitives on Skins's island
« on: November 03, 2010, 03:16:13 PM »
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9463485

Oh my.

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uppityperson  (1000+ posts)        Wed Nov-03-10 12:16 PM
DOROTHY, THE SNOBBISH PRIMITIVE
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You are wrong about Human Evolution

Humans have not evolved as far as they think they have.

Many people think humans are logical, that they look at information, mull it over, come to a decision based on that.

This is wrong.

They actually are emotional beings who make emotional decisions then seek data/information to back up those emotions. This is why they are so easily manipulated.

As all other creatures, humans are fearful for good reason. If they were not cautious, were not fearful, they would not have survived in times past. Hear that branch snap? Adrenaline! Fight or flight RIGHT NOW!!!!

While we have made significant technological advances, we have not evolved psychologically, or physically, to the point of being first and foremost thinking logical creatures and it is a mistake to believe we have.

People are easily scared, and the scare tactics actually work.

Yeah.  Primitives are easily scared, and the scare tactics usually work.

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Igel (1000+ posts)      Wed Nov-03-10 03:44 PM
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8. What makes you think evolution is teleological?

That there's a goal to which we've been evolving?

I know it's emotionally satisfying to believe that evolution constitutes progress to some aethetically appealing end state, but really.

I rather enjoyed the stick in the eye to that kind of thinking implicit in the Star Trek: TNG episode in which Deanna and Riker are "evolved" millions of years into the future and turn out to be non-sentient oversized salamanders. (Versus B-5's vision of evolution leading to sentience, and sentience leading to disembodied creatures of "pure being".)
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Re: snobbish primitive describes primitives on Skins's island
« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2010, 05:19:58 PM »
Oh my!! ???
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Re: snobbish primitive describes primitives on Skins's island
« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2010, 05:48:58 PM »
What a tool.  They have no idea why people may have voted one way or the other and they don't care to know.  It's so much easier to spin up pure fantasy as to why people voted one way or the other than it is to acually try and understand them.
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Re: snobbish primitive describes primitives on Skins's island
« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2010, 05:58:35 PM »
Describe liberals and their actions in as few words as possible.

"Squirrel in the middle of the highway."
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Re: snobbish primitive describes primitives on Skins's island
« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2010, 07:01:40 PM »
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I rather enjoyed the stick in the eye to that kind of thinking implicit in the Star Trek: TNG episode in which Deanna and Riker are "evolved" millions of years into the future and turn out to be non-sentient oversized salamanders. (Versus B-5's vision of evolution leading to sentience, and sentience leading to disembodied creatures of "pure being".)

Actually, no. That was Janeway and Paris on an episode of Voyager. When TNG did their de-evolving episode, Troi became a frog thing and Riker was a neanderthal.  :P
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Re: snobbish primitive describes primitives on Skins's island
« Reply #5 on: November 03, 2010, 07:24:22 PM »
Quote from: JohnnyReb on November 03, 2010, 05:58:35 PM
Describe liberals and their actions in as few words as possible.

"Squirrel in the middle of the highway."
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good one spuds.
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Re: snobbish primitive describes primitives on Skins's island
« Reply #6 on: November 03, 2010, 07:28:44 PM »
DUmmie Dorothy has a point when it comes to people who voted for "Hope" and "Change" without even asking for a single specific.
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