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Keith Henson Quotes

I much prefer the modern world Picture Quote #1

I can’t think of anyone who is up on evolutionary psychology and related areas who is deluded enough to be called a utopian Picture Quote #1

Scn is like HIV. Gets in there and screws up the immune system, perverts the law to its own ends. Forget government taking the lead role in bringing down scn, that task falls to you and me Picture Quote #1

Most of the suicide hijackers came from Saudi Arabia, a place not lacking in wealth. But due to rapid population growth, the wealth per capita has fallen by about half in a generation Picture Quote #1

Lie detection is like language; there is a learning window. Telling whoppers to small children seems to be a family tradition in many families Picture Quote #1

Action leads to Attention. that in the short-term releases Rewarding brain chemicals and in the long term improves reproductive success Picture Quote #1

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The rare person is still interested in new advances when they are adults. There is possibly a correlation with intelligence. In any case, you have to be fairly bright to keep learning and changing attitudes as you get older Picture Quote #1

People repeat behaviour that leads to flooding their brains with pleasurable chemicals. The short-term reward loop acts over hours to years, and the long-term reproductive success loop over generations Picture Quote #1

Evolution acts slowly. Our psychological characteristics today are those that promoted reproductive success in the ancestral environmen Picture Quote #1

The drug or cult has major if not exclusive sources of brain rewards Picture Quote #1

Humans have evolved to be exquisitely sensitive to changes in status Picture Quote #1

High status males had multiple wives or additional mating opportunities in the ancestral environment Picture Quote #1

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Perhaps teachers should be instructed in a program where they lie to their students on a regular basis to sharpen up their skills at detecting lies Picture Quote #1

$I suspect that a substantial fraction of human problems in the world today, not just cults, result from the mismatch between the current environment and the environment in which we evolved Picture Quote #1$

I can’t think of anyone who is up on evolutionary psychology and related areas who is deluded enough to be called a utopian Picture Quote #1

Trying to control information in the network age is about as successful as pissing into the wind Picture Quote #1

As for leadership, I am the kind who leads reluctantly and more by example than anything else. Someone had to be on the incorporation papers as president Picture Quote #1

The information that is passed from person to person and from generation to generation is the primary factor that gives humans a competitive advantage over other animals Picture Quote #1

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Successful cult memes induce intense social interaction behaviour between cult members. This trips the attention detectors Picture Quote #1

Primates will continue to play social games without the least insight into what is killing them Picture Quote #1

If anyone wonders why the airlines are not doing well it is because flying has been made such an unpleasant and degrading experience Picture Quote #1

Fighting hard to protect yourself and your relatives is good for your genes, but when captured and escape is not possible, giving up short of dying and making the best you can of the new situation is also good for your genes Picture Quote #1

Cult recruiting methods based on dosing victims with the brain chemicals released during capture bonding would make cults even more of a problem than they are now Picture Quote #1

Could people be trained to be less gullible? Or are you as stuck with gullibility as you are with skin colour? Picture Quote #1

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Children do not have to learn that streets are dangerous places by potentially fatal trial and error Picture Quote #1

Attention is the way social primates measure status. It is highly rewarding because it causes the release of brain chemicals such as dopamine and endorphins Picture Quote #1

Anyone who has ever had the feeling of being higher than a kite after giving a public speech is well aware of the effects of attention Picture Quote #1

People under the influence of cults is similar to that we observe in addicts. Typical behaviour for both includes draining bank accounts, neglecting children, destroying relations with family and losing interest in anything except the drug or cult Picture Quote #1

People can undergo a sudden change of thinking and loyalties under threat of death or intense social pressure and isolation from friends and family Picture Quote #1

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I much prefer the modern world (Keith Henson Quotes) I can’t think of anyone who is up on evolutionary psychology and related areas who is deluded enough to be called a utopian. (Keith Henson Quotes) Scn is like HIV. Gets in there and screws up the immune system, perverts the law to its own ends. Forget government taking the lead role in bringing down scn, that task falls to you and me (Keith Henson Quotes) Most of the suicide hijackers came from Saudi Arabia, a place not lacking in wealth. But due to rapid population growth, the wealth per capita has fallen by about half in a generation (Keith Henson Quotes) Lie detection is like language; there is a learning window. Telling whoppers to small children seems to be a family tradition in many families (Keith Henson Quotes) Action leads to Attention. that in the short-term releases Rewarding brain chemicals and in the long term improves reproductive success (Keith Henson Quotes) The rare person is still interested in new advances when they are adults. There is possibly a correlation with intelligence. In any case, you have to be fairly bright to keep learning and changing attitudes as you get older (Keith Henson Quotes) People repeat behaviour that leads to flooding their brains with pleasurable chemicals. The short-term reward loop acts over hours to years, and the long-term reproductive success loop over generations (Keith Henson Quotes) Evolution acts slowly. Our psychological characteristics today are those that promoted reproductive success in the ancestral environmen (Keith Henson Quotes) The drug or cult has major if not exclusive sources of brain rewards (Keith Henson Quotes) Humans have evolved to be exquisitely sensitive to changes in status (Keith Henson Quotes) High status males had multiple wives or additional mating opportunities in the ancestral environment (Keith Henson Quotes) Perhaps teachers should be instructed in a program where they lie to their students on a regular basis to sharpen up their skills at detecting lies (Keith Henson Quotes) I suspect that a substantial fraction of human problems in the world today, not just cults, result from the mismatch between the current environment and the environment in which we evolved (Keith Henson Quotes) I can’t think of anyone who is up on evolutionary psychology and related areas who is deluded enough to be called a utopian (Keith Henson Quotes) Trying to control information in the network age is about as successful as pissing into the wind (Keith Henson Quotes) As for leadership, I am the kind who leads reluctantly and more by example than anything else. Someone had to be on the incorporation papers as president (Keith Henson Quotes) The information that is passed from person to person and from generation to generation is the primary factor that gives humans a competitive advantage over other animals (Keith Henson Quotes) Successful cult memes induce intense social interaction behaviour between cult members. This trips the attention detectors (Keith Henson Quotes) Primates will continue to play social games without the least insight into what is killing them (Keith Henson Quotes) If anyone wonders why the airlines are not doing well it is because flying has been made such an unpleasant and degrading experience (Keith Henson Quotes) Fighting hard to protect yourself and your relatives is good for your genes, but when captured and escape is not possible, giving up short of dying and making the best you can of the new situation is also good for your genes (Keith Henson Quotes) Cult recruiting methods based on dosing victims with the brain chemicals released during capture bonding would make cults even more of a problem than they are now (Keith Henson Quotes) Could people be trained to be less gullible? Or are you as stuck with gullibility as you are with skin colour? (Keith Henson Quotes) Children do not have to learn that streets are dangerous places by potentially fatal trial and error (Keith Henson Quotes) Attention is the way social primates measure status. It is highly rewarding because it causes the release of brain chemicals such as dopamine and endorphins (Keith Henson Quotes) Anyone who has ever had the feeling of being higher than a kite after giving a public speech is well aware of the effects of attention (Keith Henson Quotes) People under the influence of cults is similar to that we observe in addicts. Typical behaviour for both includes draining bank accounts, neglecting children, destroying relations with family and losing interest in anything except the drug or cult (Keith Henson Quotes) People can undergo a sudden change of thinking and loyalties under threat of death or intense social pressure and isolation from friends and family (Keith Henson Quotes)