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"The terms mirco and marco evolution are bollocks, the is no such thing."
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Pacifier, I apologize if I offend you with my post-modern sarcasm lightly marinated in a condenscending sauce. I've never read those words in a book anywhere, I promise. Oh btw, Macro-economics and micro-economics.
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"I can't help thinking that calling this hodgepodge of cognitive function a 'divine impulse' is elevating it somewhat beyond its station."
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"What, specifically are you reffering to? How are we so drastically different?"
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I realize I was a bit vague about what I had in mind. I wasn't limiting the differences to two items but I wasn't trying to take the time to make the "we dress ourselves and they don't" statements. About halfway into the post, I was summoned. So I just finished it as fast as I could and was out the door. But now I should have time for a thoughtful response.
I like what you have to say zen_tom, you seem very intuitive. Lol, "Divine Impulse" does sound a tad glorified. I don't want to get into a 'does or doesn't god exist' debate as I loathe any one who feels overly-passionate about either speculation. My point was, any belief is something very abstract. Animals have extremely visible motives and the following behavior is driven by basic biological needs. We however have pretty much done it all in the name of an abstract entity (Building beautiful artifacts and murdering our own, for example). I'm not trying to augment this charicteristic into anything than it's not. Just take it for what it is for now.
Complexity for the sake of stupidity or Beauraucracy is a good example for the other item I mentioned. It's the compilation of social-contracts. What other species issues building permits? It's absurd sometimes if you think about it in the right mood; the steady increase of economic specialization has allowed rappers and comedians to do what they do for a living in society. As our population increases, we rely on bizzare system creating suitable employment. And it's this unique co-operation and co-ordination that allowed that growth in population. The cycle continues but to what?
My thread came out of an occasional feeling that nothing makes sense. The hustle out on the streets in the motion resembles wind-up toys. I want to yell out that it's all crazy but then it would seem like it's not them but me who has no sense reality. As I watch the new H2 commercials I think of a Modest Mouse song called "Bury me with it". I laugh at the other people who sing in their cars, because they know they are alone. That's the funny thing about the city, you have privacy. No one knows you or will remember you even if you did happen to see them again. Think about it, we spend so much time alone these days it's scary as hell. In the car your confined in a personal bubble. At home we are in seperate rooms preoccpied with video games, televisions, computers, blah blah blah... Sorry I just now realized I sound like a religious pamphlet. I apologize again.
In short, we are living in our own artifacts. There's too much dead time that we've forgotten what real human interaction is like. This is not a cry for help or a "why are we here?" plea. I guess im just hording bandwidth really.