Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id OAA00514 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-bounces@mmu.ac.uk); Mon, 17 Sep 2001 14:37:39 +0100 Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 14:13:47 +0100 To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Subject: Re: On the origin of .... war Message-ID: <20010917141347.A956@ii01.org> References: <2D1C159B783DD211808A006008062D3102A6CFD9@inchna.stir.ac.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.15i In-Reply-To: <2D1C159B783DD211808A006008062D3102A6CFD9@inchna.stir.ac.uk>; from v.p.campbell@stir.ac.uk on Mon, Sep 17, 2001 at 10:29:03AM +0100 From: Robin Faichney <robin@ii01.org> Sender: fmb-bounces@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
On Mon, Sep 17, 2001 at 10:29:03AM +0100, Vincent Campbell wrote:
> We often tend to think of rationality as in some way automatically removed
> from what we are when it's not, and what we need to do is recognise this
> otherwise we will never be able to turn away from instinctive flight/fight
> responses to such acts.
Umm, didn't you just imply that the instinctive response is (at least
sometimes) rational? :-)
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