I just finished this great (and convincing) book. I watched this video to try to further embed as much of this as possible into my brain. I recommend the book to anybody who has bad feelings (i.e., everyone).
There are also people studying awkwardness, I suppose that is why people smoke to subdue emotions, maybe because of our emotional problems we strive o be good in the world
Where does this Robert Wright come from? I do have troubles with his accent (English is not my first language and I've learned British English, being a European)
total bullshit; nothing but a philosophy at best,( asin no real science here) makes genetic evolution the "God" and everything is simply bent to attempt to prop that nonsense up.( So it doesn't matter if a "trait" benefits me as long a it benefits the evolution of my genes and or gene pool? that is fucking moronic at the very least) If it was true you'd expect there'd be evidence over time to support a globally broad lessening of and lower likelihood of disease, weakness and negative effects of aging in humanity beyond that attributed to the benefits of superior diet, exercise science and life long health care.psychiatrists are some of the looniest, sad people you'll ever meet. just an observation...
39:40 (ish) Look up the term "fuck boys," Bob. It's a derogatory term for men who pretend to be more emotionally invested than they are, in order to trick people into having sex with them. I have heard many women, and some men, complain about fuck boys. I'm not sure if there's an equivalent term that applies to women. Also: I've seen the term applied to men in their 20s, 30s, and 40s; unsure about late teens or very early 20s, or older.
"We should be afraid of guns." Eh, I'm pretty sure people ARE afraid of guns when they're in the hands of a bad actor. But unless you want people to have panic attacks whenever they see a police officer, this makes no sense.
It's not _black and white_ the reasons why someone (even a police officer) may be a "bad actor". Guns in general are instruments to invigorate violence, and differences between "good" and "bad" actors don't pass through the fact that whenever a gun is used against someone then something bad (and to be afraid of, if you care about life) has happened.
@@dimitrioskantakouzinos8590 You didn't get my argument. It may be because of the police officer, let's say if you are black and poor in my country. It may be because the only presence of an armed police officer indicates that you are in an area of violence, and the State is mending it by threatening the potentials perpetrators of violence with more violence. You don't need to be absolutely terrified, like screaming and running, but, yes, it's reasonable to be at least a little bit cautious about the meaning of it.
Last Sunday the Army of Brazil, out of nowhere and by no legitimate reason, fusilladed an inocent black musician. He was with his wife and kid inside his car. 80 shots. His wife saw the soldiers laughing. The other day the Army shot an young man in the back for trespassing a blitz in a motorcycle. There was an underaged teenager (17) driving. He felt scared and ran, the 19 old on his back died. The Army is currently supposed to make the urban security in Rio de Janeiro, in a literal war against drug. Poor workers are paying. The only problem here are "guns"? Certainly not, but the presence of guns in whoever's hands intensifies the risks.
Like are you guys trying to be stupid or you really just don't see it? how about grief exists, at least in part to help people come to terms with how valuable persons are , and to do your best to help those that are still present since the "separation" ( death perhaps) is inevitable. utterly clueless on that point it seemed to me. I've lost friends and w3as brought to the point of asking: " did I really try the best that I could have to help, encourage or love him or her"? So the loss of a person and the resulting grief which is a Logical emotion to a truly great and significant loss helped me resolve to not take those still present for granted but to stay involved and to try and help when needed in whatever way I can. In that case it's more about preserving society that has value and worth and id distinctly humane than it is about my "gene pool." tadpoles have a gene pool, but likely not a lot of caring and intentional preservation of others going on there. If I wound up in a university class and one of you was at the front talking this garbage I'd leave and not come back and go study theology which helps people see the value and potentially great purposes of life.
The problem with the retort of a "just so story" is that it's usually levelled by people in the humanities, where most of all rearch is in the end a "just so story". And this is coming from a history major, so I've got no special beef with the humanities, just that it's pretty hypocritical to attack evolutionary psychology on the basis of that, while many times their own fields don't do much better.
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Randolph Nesse is an absolute boss. This dude is an actual doctor.
I just finished this great (and convincing) book. I watched this video to try to further embed as much of this as possible into my brain. I recommend the book to anybody who has bad feelings (i.e., everyone).
Bob is back with a great podcast... much needed!!!
There is no such thing of unconditional live.
There are also people studying awkwardness, I suppose that is why people smoke to subdue emotions, maybe because of our emotional problems we strive o be good in the world
Where does this Robert Wright come from? I do have troubles with his accent (English is not my first language and I've learned British English, being a European)
Autism is not a mental disorder.... otherwise, this was an interesting and informative talk.
First time hearing from an evolutionary psychiatrist, interesting dialogue
total bullshit; nothing but a philosophy at best,( asin no real science here) makes genetic evolution the "God" and everything is simply bent to attempt to prop that nonsense up.( So it doesn't matter if a "trait" benefits me as long a it benefits the evolution of my genes and or gene pool? that is fucking moronic at the very least) If it was true you'd expect there'd be evidence over time to support a globally broad lessening of and lower likelihood of disease, weakness and negative effects of aging in humanity beyond that attributed to the benefits of superior diet, exercise science and life long health care.psychiatrists are some of the looniest, sad people you'll ever meet. just an observation...
39:40 (ish) Look up the term "fuck boys," Bob. It's a derogatory term for men who pretend to be more emotionally invested than they are, in order to trick people into having sex with them. I have heard many women, and some men, complain about fuck boys. I'm not sure if there's an equivalent term that applies to women.
Also: I've seen the term applied to men in their 20s, 30s, and 40s; unsure about late teens or very early 20s, or older.
Better use the incognito mode, because I'm pretty sure you'll get a bunch of hits for gay porn.
"We should be afraid of guns."
Eh, I'm pretty sure people ARE afraid of guns when they're in the hands of a bad actor. But unless you want people to have panic attacks whenever they see a police officer, this makes no sense.
It's not _black and white_ the reasons why someone (even a police officer) may be a "bad actor". Guns in general are instruments to invigorate violence, and differences between "good" and "bad" actors don't pass through the fact that whenever a gun is used against someone then something bad (and to be afraid of, if you care about life) has happened.
@@lucasb.v.9348 So you think it's reasonable for people to be terrified when they see a police officer? That is somehow rational?
@@dimitrioskantakouzinos8590 You didn't get my argument. It may be because of the police officer, let's say if you are black and poor in my country. It may be because the only presence of an armed police officer indicates that you are in an area of violence, and the State is mending it by threatening the potentials perpetrators of violence with more violence.
You don't need to be absolutely terrified, like screaming and running, but, yes, it's reasonable to be at least a little bit cautious about the meaning of it.
Last Sunday the Army of Brazil, out of nowhere and by no legitimate reason, fusilladed an inocent black musician. He was with his wife and kid inside his car. 80 shots. His wife saw the soldiers laughing.
The other day the Army shot an young man in the back for trespassing a blitz in a motorcycle. There was an underaged teenager (17) driving. He felt scared and ran, the 19 old on his back died.
The Army is currently supposed to make the urban security in Rio de Janeiro, in a literal war against drug. Poor workers are paying. The only problem here are "guns"? Certainly not, but the presence of guns in whoever's hands intensifies the risks.
How is sex without attachment of some level better than masturbation?
Like are you guys trying to be stupid or you really just don't see it? how about grief exists, at least in part to help people come to terms with how valuable persons are , and to do your best to help those that are still present since the "separation" ( death perhaps) is inevitable. utterly clueless on that point it seemed to me. I've lost friends and w3as brought to the point of asking: " did I really try the best that I could have to help, encourage or love him or her"? So the loss of a person and the resulting grief which is a Logical emotion to a truly great and significant loss helped me resolve to not take those still present for granted but to stay involved and to try and help when needed in whatever way I can. In that case it's more about preserving society that has value and worth and id distinctly humane than it is about my "gene pool." tadpoles have a gene pool, but likely not a lot of caring and intentional preservation of others going on there. If I wound up in a university class and one of you was at the front talking this garbage I'd leave and not come back and go study theology which helps people see the value and potentially great purposes of life.
Ov vey, evolutionary just-so stories. Ba-bye.
Oy gewalt, Jerry Fodor has wormed his way into another head. As niches change, organisms change. How can "just so" be wrong?
The problem with the retort of a "just so story" is that it's usually levelled by people in the humanities, where most of all rearch is in the end a "just so story". And this is coming from a history major, so I've got no special beef with the humanities, just that it's pretty hypocritical to attack evolutionary psychology on the basis of that, while many times their own fields don't do much better.
EP is based, mr feldberg