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re: Why does society cling to this "us vs them' mentality?
Posted on 6/21/17 at 9:08 am to BlackHelicopterPilot
Posted on 6/21/17 at 9:08 am to BlackHelicopterPilot
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it is probably a successful evolutionary strategy and hard wired in
Successful evolutionary strategy to argue over petty bullshite with members of your own species? Hard wired in how?
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Posted on 6/21/17 at 9:11 am to 4cubbies
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Successful evolutionary strategy to argue over petty bullshite with members of your own species? Hard wired in how?
our brains view attacks on our core beliefs the same as someone physically attacking us
arguing over these things is a form of self preservation, and we will naturally gravitate towards like minded people, not only for safety, but also for confirmation of our core beliefs
Posted on 6/21/17 at 9:17 am to 4cubbies
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Successful evolutionary strategy to argue over petty bullshite with members of your own species? Hard wired in how?
No. Evolutionary in the sense that belonging to a group (even in today's world) increases chances of survival. It may also increase a sense of well-being. We are not very far along evolutionarily speaking.
I would agree that it's citizens versus the political power structure. As such, the "us versus them" relative to political parties is intellectually lazy.
Posted on 6/21/17 at 9:19 am to 4cubbies
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Successful evolutionary strategy to argue over petty bull shite with members of your own species? Hard wired in how?
It's why one pack of chimps kill chimps from another pack. Someone's gonna get the banana. You either control your own destiny or have it controlled. Humans fear the the latter.
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