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Re: Group Insanity Is the More Immediate Argument for Malthus     

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Author: Mike
Date: Mar 30, 2007 19:42

..., they found that conformity is more prevalent in collectivist societies (like ... exerting the pressure. A group is more effective at inducing conformity if ... majority consists of white children, more conformity is induced in other ... acquaintances, he would have been more likely to voice disagreement than ... to join an attractive, prestigious group and subsequently were given information ...
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Author: Immortalist
Date: Mar 30, 2007 10:20

... and Eleanor Bradley, is unclear. More convincing explanations have been suggested ... they found that conformity is more prevalent in collectivist societies (like...exerting the pressure. A group is more effective at inducing conformity...majority consists of white children, more conformity is induced in other...to join an attractive, prestigious group and subsequently were given information...
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Author: Mike
Date: Apr 4, 2007 11:28

... a non-quick decision if your distinction is blurred. What distinction are you referring to? Or is this a rhetorical question? If it takes more than one nerve cell to make a quick decision, how many nerves must be firing before its not a quick decision? More than one?
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Author: Immortalist
Date: Apr 4, 2007 11:21

... and cumbersome network of activity takes place in your brain even with the quickest decision. How much activity makes a non-quick decision if your distinction is blurred. What distinction are you referring to? Or is this a rhetorical question? If it takes more than one nerve cell to make a quick decision, how many nerves must be firing before its not a quick decision?
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Author: Immortalist
Date: Apr 3, 2007 20:01

... decisions are quick decisions; it's called an identity. My "position" is that Americans are generally more individualistic than community minded and that self-interest probably had more of an influence on the people in your example than what their neighbors thought. And the realization that ...
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Author: Mike
Date: Apr 3, 2007 07:11

... quick decisions are quick decisions; it's called an identity. My "position" is that Americans are generally more individualistic than community minded and that self-interest probably had more of an influence on the people in your example than what their neighbors thought. And the realization that ...
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Author: Immortalist
Date: Mar 30, 2007 10:37

... area per human and this includes the oceans. Insanity is a normal built in evolved human condition, ...?v=gwZD59Ic9T8 http://youtube.com/watch?v=xxCay1j5QCI This is the most immediate, most overlooked argument for Malthus, not the usual "not going to be enough food" or "the freeways are too crowded" arguments. Except for a few like Woody Allen, most ...
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Author: Sir Frederick
Date: Mar 29, 2007 16:26

... other problems, however, nations and peoples will go insane. Insanity is a normal built in evolved human condition, .... Just like any good cockroach infestation. "Happy Hubris!" This is the most immediate, most overlooked argument for Malthus, not the usual "not going to be enough food" or "the freeways are too crowded" arguments. Except for a few like Woody Allen, most ...
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Author: Mike
Date: Mar 29, 2007 13:47

..., like those faced by Kitty Genovese and Eleanor Bradley, is unclear. More convincing explanations have been suggested by a series of ingenious ....com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0716733129/ This seems to be saying that the more people present the more they conform to each other. ...I would agree to a point, but I believe personal safety has more to do with it than the look on someone else's ...
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Author: Mike
Date: Mar 29, 2007 13:41

...> I believe an increasing population encourages more competition and political manipulation. The biggest difference I've...big cities drive me up the wall, there are more jobs. I do have another place but it'... noticed my behaviour had changed significantly -- I was more aggressive, less patient, and all around more irritable. I'm sure I could have adapted eventually -- then again ...
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