My guess is that there's a spectrum, it's pretty easy to compartmentalize these things, nazi germany etc.
A lot of this has to do with self awareness, which is not the same as consciousness, babies aren't self aware but they're conscious.
The analogy of "fighting" against our selfish genes isn't great imo.
I think that every human is in many ways sick, and I think the WHO definition agrees with this.
http://www.who.int/about/definition/en/print.html
Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
History goes back a long time, homosexuality has been around for hundreds of millions of years.
I don't see the nature/nurture debate, of course all is nature.
One picture for you! and a quote from Bostrom's new book.
Mating strategies are complex, look at all these deviants!
And the quote
"The image of evolution as a process that reliably produces benign effects is difficult to reconcile with the enormous suffering that we see in both the human and the natural world. Those who cherish evolution's achievements may do so more from an aesthetic than an ethical perspective" - Nick Bostrom, Superintelligence, p. 174
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Dent,
How do you feel about the mass immigration being pushed on the UK by the EU?
Do you align with labour, UKIP, BNP, or the conservative party (can't remember the name).
Is the EU good for Britain? Who controls the EU?
Have you been culturally enriched?
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I think i've voted lib dem a few times but usually I spoil my vote with a smiley face.
I don't have a problem with immigration, I do have a problem if it's used to abuse.
We could go into specifics regarding my local area, but I'd like to understand the bigger picture first. I don't think too much about the EU.
One quote for you
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Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future.
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One picture for you!
