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Type: Scientist Quotes Category: American Scientist Quotes Year of Birth: 1942 Nationality: American Find on Amazon: Keith Henson Related Authors: Carl Sagan Margaret Mead W. Edwards Deming George Washington Carver Isaac Asimov Thomas J. Watson Jonas Salk Norman Borlaug Cleveland Abbe |
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Most of the suicide hijackers came from Saudi Arabia, a place not lacking in wealth. But due to rapid population growth, the wealth per capita has fallen by about half in a generation.
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Keith Henson People can undergo a sudden change of thinking and loyalties under threat of death or intense social pressure and isolation from friends and family. Keith Henson People repeat behaviour that leads to flooding their brains with pleasurable chemicals. The short-term reward loop acts over hours to years, and the long-term reproductive success loop over generations. Keith Henson People under the influence of cults is similar to that we observe in addicts. Typical behaviour for both includes draining bank accounts, neglecting children, destroying relations with family and losing interest in anything except the drug or cult. Keith Henson Primates will continue to play social games without the least insight into what is killing them. Keith Henson Some people recovering from drugs or alcohol stay with the programs indefinitely, making the recovery program their family, a long-term source of attention rewards. Keith Henson Successful cult memes induce intense social interaction behaviour between cult members. This trips the attention detectors. Keith Henson The drug or cult has major if not exclusive sources of brain rewards. Keith Henson The information that is passed from person to person and from generation to generation is the primary factor that gives humans a competitive advantage over other animals. Keith Henson The rare person is still interested in new advances when they are adults. There is possibly a correlation with intelligence. In any case, you have to be fairly bright to keep learning and changing attitudes as you get older. Keith Henson |
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