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<DIV>Dear paleos,</DIV>
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<DIV>A member of this list--David Livingstone Smith--has a recent and very
good article on self-deception in <EM>Scientific American...</EM></DIV>
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href="http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?SID=mail&articleID=0007B7A0-49D6-128A-89D683414B7F0000%20">http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?SID=mail&articleID=0007B7A0-49D6-128A-89D683414B7F0000%20</A></DIV>
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<DIV>And here's one of my favorite Trivers quote on deception:</DIV>
<DIV>"One of the most important things to realize about systems of animal
communication is that they are not systems for the dissemination of
the truth." (From <EM>Social Evolution</EM>.)</DIV>
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<DIV>All best,</DIV>
<DIV>Alice</DIV>
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<DIV>ps I'm of the mind that there exists a continuum (like many
traits)....That is, I believe that some (people) are more naturally
self-deceptive than others.... </DIV>
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