>But the real fun begins when these people get in
>power and start to remodel and reinterpret what
>passes for reality to fit their model. Then they

Everyone does this.  In fact, a thought (consciousness)
is more "effect" than "cause". In other words, a
thought occurs about 500 mS after the meat between your
ears decides what you are going to think.

People first act (or think) in ways that tend to increase
inclusive fitness, and then they "rationalize" (invent
socially acceptable excuses for) that behavior for others.

I have a mailing list where we discuss (mostly)
thermodynamics, evolution theory, and how the brain works.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the_dieoff_QA

Join now, it starts on Nov. 1.

Aloha,
Jay

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