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You put your finger right on it. "Before everything else - including
their own lives and the lives of others." So what reoccurring
situation in the EEA could have led to conditions where this trait
would promote genetic survival?
Keith
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War for one. <br>
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But maybe it's smaller than that. Maybe it's just a matter of fighting
over mates. It could be sexually selected. "He who has the biggest
balls makes offspring." <br>
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I had a thought about imagination being tied to it - thinking that the
ability to imagine a way to win would give a person greater hope. But
then I dismissed that since most overly religious people I know seem to
lack imagination which may contribute to their belief of religious
dogma. (But that is not based on any real observation - just
speculation. ) I can imagine a scenario where hope despite being able
to readily imagine a way to win could be used to overcome someone who
has greater imagination but lacks the conviction. You could end up with
a positive feedback loop which would reinforce both behaviors. You get
strongly religious people and a great deal of improved imagination. Of
course with the gene swapping going on you would still get a great deal
of people with both traits.<br>
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I really haven't given it much thought but I think I'm going to go home
tonight and ponder it a bit. <br>
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