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Monday, August 17, 2009

Science Likeness

Posted by Charles Mudede on Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 10:52 AM

The root of evil is not found in money but in monkeys (and not evil in the George Bush sense, but evil in the Micheal Hardt sense):

(CNN) — A new study shows capuchin monkeys prefer humans whose behavior mimics theirs, a trait they share with humans, scientists say.

Research conducted by the National Institutes of Health in cooperation with two Italian institutions examined how monkeys reacted to two types of humans — ones who copied their actions and ones who didn't.

"If one person imitates what a monkey does, and the other person does not imitate, the monkey prefers to spend more time in front of the person that imitated them," said Dr. Annika Paukner at the National Institutes of Health offices in Poolesville, Maryland.

Research has shown for some time that humans prefer to interact with others who act like them, and people have a subconscious tendency to imitate others. Paukner told CNN the new study shows it is more than just a human trait.

What is evil for Micheal Hardt? It is love that has gone wrong. And where does the warping of love have its roots? In this family feeling, this need for the familiar. From Plato (the guardians) to Marx (women in common), the war on the family has been about the destruction of this dangerous need to love what looks and acts like you. Meaning, this love of the self.

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1. Take one common place observation.
2. Drop name of a German, preferably with a combination of consonants.
3. Refer to one of the following: global capitalism; animals; love.
4. Pronounce tautalogy.
5. Now go back and insert questions to make statements, e.g., And where is the ____ found? It is found in __________ (N.B. see writing of German philosphers for style to be copied).
6. Enjoy as deluded readers take it seriously, get angry, or discuss rationally.

As much fun as a barrel of monkeys!

Posted by PC on August 17, 2009 at 11:35 AM

@1: You figured out Charles's recipe! But for my money--which is no money--this recipe beats the hell out of the recipe Dan uses for Youth Pastor Watch and Every Child Deserves a Mother and Father.

Posted by David from Chicago on August 17, 2009 at 11:47 AM

Er... or we -- and monkeys -- are just hard wired to be memetic transfer units.
And suggests further proof that being a cultural conduit is in itselfi a highly adaptive trait, actively selected for inat some time our ancient past(s).

Posted by Timrrr on August 17, 2009 at 12:20 PM