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Comment Fear and common sense (Score 1) 523

by soccerace09 on Monday July 16, 2007 @01:15PM (#19878149) Attached to: MIT Finds Cure For Fear

There is a difference between fear and common sense. The fear of an enemy bullet will stop an advancing squad or soldier, and curing (turning off) fear will allow them to advance. Common sense tells them not to just get up and run straight at the enemy. Although, I'm not too convinced it will be a good thing to do.

Politically Incorrect Observations About Human Nature 613

Posted by Zonk on Saturday July 07, 2007 @11:15PM from the keep-it-civil dept.

gsa writes "Why do men prefer blonds? Why are most suicide bombers Muslim? Psychology Today analyzes some of these non-politically-correct questions in this essay about ten politically-incorrect truths about human nature. It turns out there may be an evolutionary or psychological explanation for all of these observations. For example, 'Sociologists and demographers have discovered that couples who have at least one son face significantly less risk of divorce than couples who have only daughters. Why is this? ... There is relatively little that a father (or mother) can do to keep a daughter youthful or make her more physically attractive. The continued presence of (and investment by) the father is therefore important for the son, but not as crucial for the daughter. The presence of sons thus deters divorce and departure of the father from the family more than the presence of daughters, and this effect tends to be stronger among wealthy families.'" Update: 07/08 05:51 GMT by Z :Removed sentence that misquoted article.

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