Re: Engineering Environment

From: Joerg (notthisjoergsch_at_removethispacbell.net)
Date: 09/15/04 

Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 18:58:38 GMT

Hi Kevin,

>>I strongly believe
>>that such conversions can happen, and they do all the time.
>>
>>
>
>Indeed that can. Unfortunately those that don't take the trouble to
>understand Evolution have no idea on what it explains. Genes don't hard
>code all of human behaviour in the slightest. This is trivially naive
>view. Have a read on my papers, especially,
>http://www.anasoft.co.uk/replicators/emotions.html. It will explain how
>morals (memes) program emotions (genes) allowing for, in principle, any
>behaviour.
>
>
In that paper you write, for example, that emotions must be selfish and
love is a recognition that someone has something to aid your interests.

Sorry, Kevin, but that is just one example where I respectfully
disagree. How, then, do you explain acts of love where people clearly
expect nothing in return? Such as spending countless hours with a lonely
dying person until he or she passes away. Such as giving in complete
anonymity. Such as volunteering in wild animal rescue. I could go on and
on. Some might do that to lift their self-respect but most don't need
that. They simply give.

You can see the same thing in engineering. When someone helps a fellow
engineer who got stuck, after hours, without even expecting as much as a
free beer in the pub. Happens all the time. A perfect example is this
forum. It got many folks out of a pickle because the others freely
helped them.

Regards, Joerg

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