Reptiles react instinctively: running after, grabbing, holding onto, eating what they want; or fleeing from what they don't want. Being on the run is something we're thoroughly used to - second nature! How often do we, or others notice that we've "over-reacted" or otherwise behaved in an uncivilized manner? How often do we notice the sickening feeling of constantly chasing or being chased?
Yet each and every one of us has the capacity for seeing clearly, objectively, free from the narrow limitations of our reptilian brain stem. We have, after all, been walking on two legs for a while, and have managed to grow an impressively large prefrontal cortex!
Joke: humans use their prefrontal cortex to make excuses for their reptilian behavior.
Science: "Studies of everyday reasoning show that we usually use reason to search for evidence to support our initial judgment, which was made in milliseconds." Jonathan Haidt PhD
Joke: humans use their prefrontal cortex to make excuses for their reptilian behavior.
Science: "Studies of everyday reasoning show that we usually use reason to search for evidence to support our initial judgment, which was made in milliseconds." Jonathan Haidt PhD
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