[ExI] Beowulf

hkhenson hkhenson at rogers.com
Wed Nov 21 17:55:11 UTC 2007


At 06:56 AM 11/21/2007, Mike Dougherty  wrote:

snip

>. . . when I realized the absurdity of these grown men vying for
>control of the puck.  They might have been apes literally using sticks
>to keep control of a prized rock.  Then I realized our spectator
>interests were no different than viewing gladiators in the Coloseum.
>Despite our advancements, humanity is generally the same pack of
>animals it always has been.  I guess that's good or bad depending on
>how to see it.

Either way it's exactly the way evolutionary psychology looks at the situation.

Keith 




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