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To: Pharmboy
...the findings suggest that prejudice may have evolutionary roots

The next time a guy decides to drag someone down the road behind his pickup, his attorney will be using this study as a defense. The Evolution Card.

19 posted on 04/20/2004 5:49:33 AM PDT by mtbopfuyn
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To: mtbopfuyn
Sexual desire also has evolutionary roots. But we civilized non-sociopathic folk keep it under control. Same thing for prejudice: I am convinced it has genetic/evolutionary roots, but intellectually I have taught myself to override that and judge people as individuals.
23 posted on 04/20/2004 5:53:07 AM PDT by Pharmboy (History's greatest agent for freedom: The US Armed Forces)
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