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5. I think people like to blame "genetics" as a source for social behavior

Mon Dec 7, 2015, 04:38 PM

Dec 2015

because they think that lets them off the hook for trying to improve it. (See, evo psyche.) If it is just nature, we can't help it, amiright?

Great links Kind of Blue!

But of course, social behaviors are learned and can be changed. There is ton of research on how white babies are inculcated with racist biases picked up from the adults in their lives at a very early age. https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2012/06/09/harvard-researcher-says-children-learn-racism-quickly/gWuN1ZG3M40WihER2kAfdK/story.html

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Human Nature. [View all] Kind of Blue Dec 2015 OP

Agreed... Digital Puppy Dec 2015 #2

Thank you! Kind of Blue Dec 2015 #7

I saw that. Absurd. betsuni Dec 2015 #3

Ha! Chapter one of "Anthropology for Dummies" Kind of Blue Dec 2015 #8

Didn't want JustAnotherGen Dec 2015 #4

I'm smh, too. Kind of Blue Dec 2015 #10

I think people like to blame "genetics" as a source for social behavior Starry Messenger Dec 2015 #5

i think germany is a good case of this JI7 Dec 2015 #9

I found it more accepting JustAnotherGen Dec 2015 #14

Thank you for the link, Starry Messenger! Kind of Blue Dec 2015 #11

Thanks, JI7. I still don't know many people here. Kind of Blue Dec 2015 #12

That's for sure and I'm learning who the provacateurs Kind of Blue Dec 2015 #15

I don't understand the underlying research The Polack MSgt Dec 2015 #16

Ha! Kind of Blue Dec 2015 #17

OMG. Just looked at GDP and saw three threads by our buddy. betsuni Dec 2015 #21

Just an update that Mr/Ms. Beliefs Kind of Blue Dec 2015 #18

Thanks, scarletwoman! Kind of Blue Dec 2015 #20

You know, you can block him from sending any more PMs to you. scarletwoman Dec 2015 #24

Excellent, I've never put anyone on ignore Kind of Blue Dec 2015 #25

If he was banned by Starry, he was banned with good reason Number23 Dec 2015 #22

Well, yeah and told him based on Kind of Blue Dec 2015 #23