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[Dan TheBookMan]

On Jun 10, 2016, at 2:11 PM, William Flynn Wallace <foozler83 at gmail.com> wrote:
> https://aeon.co/essays/how-disgust-made-humans-cooperate-to-build-civilisations?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=ebf59b6f31-Weekly_Newsletter_10_June_20166_10_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_411a82e59d-ebf59b6f31-68993993
> 
> Which prompted this reply from me:
> 
> I am reminded of Freud's assertion that the development of morality - the superego, that is - stemmed from the evolution of prehumans.  Specifically, he said that getting one's nose up in the air rather than close to the ground developed a sense of disgust with what was on the ground.  So we can thank shit for our morality. 

Sounds like a crap argument to me. ;)

Regards,

Dan
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