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Tweak says, "BOOYAKA!"

Charles Xavier | X-Men (bebettermen) wrote in somerealityweb,
@ 2019-07-29 23:31:00

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After doing some studying on the history between my time and now, I'm sad to see that humanity has learned so little.

I'd always thought by the dawn of the 21st century, we'd be done with war and using our scientific expertise for the betterment of humanity. Instead, we're still using it to find better ways to kill each other.

Terribly disappointing.

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	bebettermen 2019-07-30 05:46 pm UTC (link)
	We're not in a state of nature anymore. We have the intelligence and capacity to be better than that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

doctorcrane
2019-07-30 06:18 pm UTC (link)

You are thinking far too much of philosophy and not enough of biology. Mankind does not, in fact, possess the ability to function without the presence of threat detection and subsequent protective aggression.

We do not have the capacity to survive if it is removed or excessively over-ridden, because this drive also provides protection from seemingly insignificant threats. If that process is removed, as it was in the case of patient SM-046, then individuals begin to approach situations without recognizing negative social cues, lack the ability to gauge environmental threats, and often suffer horrific consequences because of this.

I believe most universities cover this somewhere in the first year or so.

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	notmaidmarian 2019-07-30 06:49 pm UTC (link)
	So what kinda doctor are you? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	doctorcrane 2019-07-30 07:20 pm UTC (link)
	I am a psychiatrist. As far as credentials, I’ve received an MD and a PhD in psychology. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notmaidmarian 2019-07-30 07:22 pm UTC (link)
	Only five letters, huh? How long til your next set? (Reply to this) (Parent)

bebettermen
2019-07-31 12:00 am UTC (link)

The existence of an evolutionary fight or flight reflex does not preclude us using our intelligence to avoid a state of war. Yes, of course, if we are individually threatened, humans will fight back, and that's to be expected.

But war? That is a choice we make and something that can be overridden if we aim high enough.

It is not an education level issue, but the fact that you have a pessimistic view of humanity. I do not.

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doctorcrane
2019-08-01 05:08 pm UTC (link)

You really ought to stop equating your personal sense of morality with intelligence. It’s a distinctly unacademic habit.

The fight or flight reflex actually has everything to do with humanity’s tendency towards warlike behavior. War is a choice based on the activation of the threat response which occurs upon detecting a concentration of harmful predators. Sigmund Freud did a magnificent job explaining the subject in layman's terms in Reflections upon War and Death.

You should consider reviewing it.

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