> I find Jay Hanson's position a bit contradictory. On the one hand, he
argues
We are not computers, we are animals. The genetic distance that separates
us from pygmy or common chimps is only 1.6% (the two chimps are separated
by 0.7%). In fact, we are the chimp's closest relative with the gorilla
differing by 2.3%.
The human mind is a billion-year accumulation of innovations through
countless animals, and through countless environments for specific reactions
to specific situations. Genes for a panic response to threat are millions
of times more likely to pass on to future generations than genes for
contemplation -- the runner wasn't as likely to get eaten as the thinker.
I can't think straight, but I can run like hell. <G>
Jay -- www.dieoff.com
p.s., Please pass the bananas
