Simon Paynton

PopeBeanie wrote:
My take on human nature here is that we evolved with both the alpha male aggressiveness of chimps, and the milder, feminine nature of bonobos. Both kinds of behaviors are emotion-based, rather than cognitively-enhanced forms of self-reflection, with intellectual discourse only newly-enabled by invention of high level…

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lol, is Star Trek your religion?

Someone said, “black don’t crack”.  In other words, black people tend to look young for their age.

People are allowed to be right wing.  Or left wing.  I prefer the moderate centre.

Unseen wrote:
Many people, once they fall into a conspiracy theory, are intellectually trapped. They believe it because they want to believe it, and so it becomes very difficult to dissuade them with facts.

I think it’s also very much the case that people identify with the bullshit.  They feel, this is my identity, and if I deny it, I deny my…[Read more]

jakelafort wrote:
Do any of us doubt that as a group they are dim-witted?

I have a friend in the US who is a committed Trump supporter.  She’s one of the typical Trump followers – white working class.  She’s also very intelligent.

I think Trump is like the Devil – he charms people by offering them whatever they want, in exchange for looking t…[Read more]

TheEncogitationer wrote:
why were there banners to “Save the NHS” during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis?

Because of the COVID crisis.  It’s enough to potentially overwhelm any system, no matter how good.

The US health care system is run for greed and profit.  The NHS is run for people.  @theencogitationer, I think you’re imagining health care from the godawful US perspective.

In the UK we pay for the NHS with taxes and national insurance (another tax).  It may be a public institution, but because it deals with human suffering/welfare/saving life, it’s very efficient.

The whites around our eyes may be there to help humans communicate and cooperate, by showing directions of things to others.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/earth/story/20150808-gorillas-with-human-eyes

TheEncogitationer wrote:
Could it be that “feee” things are not respected and destroy the self-respect of the receiver?

I don’t know what kind of fantasy land you’re living in.  Free health care – keeping you alive, for free – is a good thing.

The privatised train system in the UK is much better than the previous nationalised one.

The health service is of the highest standard.

I heard someone say that health care should be considered as infrastructure.

TheEncogitationer wrote:
Great Britian’s highly-centralized, Socialized medical system that all the Left-Wingers love to dote about without end.

I don’t understand what ‘s so terrible about free health care.  Do you enjoy having greedy vultures feeding off your life?  That’s what the US health care system looks like to us.