Reply #40: Great paper..

[jbm]

Thanks for sharing it. I have been pondering the same questions. You might be interested in reading this article:

http://www.brain-mind.com/LimbicUnconscious.html

I find it really interesting to read about how our minds evolved new thinking abilities in the relatively recent past,because that tells me that there is hope we'll get better at thinking as time goes by. I'm no expert at all, but my impression is that we developed the ability to think in the abstract not so long ago. I'm hoping that our next step will be to evolve in some way that allows us to think with clarity. It's bad enough that two people looking at the same situation will view it differently, but even the SAME person looking at the same situation on a different day will interpret it in a new way. That we can function at all when our perceptions are so flawed is truly amazing. I absolutely agree with you that liberals have the edge here cause they accept the flaw in humanity, while conservatives will insist that their way is the right way.

The dem underground is terrific for a lot of reasons, but my favorite thing is that like minded people from all walks of life can come here and brainstorm the topics that intrigue them. Al Gore may never be president, but he did a great thing when he gave us the internet.