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Tendencies and behaviors

Voice Card  -  Volume 15  -  Larry Card Number 2  -  Thu, Jul 26, 1990 10:50 PM







This is ONE OF 3 responses to Vol 14 John 7 ("Nature vs. Nurture (AGAIN)")...

Whoa - I guess I was being a little over dramatic in my last card. And after reading it, I can see why you might have thought I was being a hostile. Sorry, but I tend to be a little over dramatic on rare occasions.

The intent of the card was to address the following statement that you made in the previous card: Basic tendencies and behaviors are hardwired in as a result of natural selection (or something like that). I agree that the the equipment (inside and outside) that males and females come with may be biologically different, but I certainly don't agree that males come prewired with certain behaviors and tendencies and females with others.

In fact I think you agreed with me in your immediately prior card (and contradicted your initial card) when you said: "Behavioral differences emerge at a much higher level and thus are influenced by genetics, but not strictly determined in a simple way. " That statement is much different than "Basic tendencies and behaviors are hardwired in as a result of natural selection."




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