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walt fristoe
SFN Regular
USA
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 Posted - 10/11/2003 : 11:26:29
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Surprise, surprise! 
Fighting injustice a monkey business
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A recent study by researchers in the US shows brown capuchin monkeys refused to play along when they saw another monkey get a better payoff for performing the same work. This suggested evolutionary origin has something to do with human aversion to unfair treatment.
Well, to quote the pointy eared one, "fascinating!"
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
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Posted - 10/11/2003 : 22:49:13 [Permalink]
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While this is definitely interesting, there is, of course, more to the story. At least one other researcher has posited that the results do not point to a sort of generalized aversion to unfair treatment, but instead to an "I got screwed" response.
While the distinction is obviously a fine one, the 'spin' the article puts on the research implies some sort of genetically-based generic "fairness detector," which in turn implies that the pointy-eared one's "good of the many" isn't just a philosphical construct. The opposing spin is that the monkeys' reactions were based on a more selfish-sounding "hey, I did more work than I apparently had to, therefore I am pissed off" kind of attitude.
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
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Posted - 10/12/2003 : 15:21:44 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Dave W.
The opposing spin is that the monkeys' reactions were based on a more selfish-sounding "hey, I did more work than I apparently had to, therefore I am pissed off" kind of attitude.
But even this explanation to their behavior suggests the existence of an ego. I wonder what Bible believers think about that conclusion. Since they are more or less forced to believe it could not be an evolutionary trait, what can it be? |
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Dave W.
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USA
26022 Posts |
Posted - 10/12/2003 : 16:59:46 [Permalink]
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Obviously, Goddidit. He made those "lower animals" selfish, to better contrast the glory that is Man.
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