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Right...in general, being able to reproduce results in an experimental setting means that any theory based on replicable experiments is more reliable, or is considered more reliable and less full of holes by professional scientists. So when you're looking at a scientific theory, the important...

Yeah, Danny, I hope it didn't sound like I was discouraging AA attendance upthread. NA helped me a lot while I (very, very slowly) learned how to enjoy things in the process Woebot aptly describes. I was talking from a somewhat jaded, but mostly dry and clinical perspective that isn't all that...

When I read about that I was like "pff, yeah addicts who robbed dealers then went off to hide in rehab when they got found out" But that was just the relentless cynicism talking I guess.

This isn't a philosophy text, but if you're into OOP, this is an easy-to-understand book that's been appropriated by the OO philosophers: Botany of Desire It's full of concrete examples of how object-oriented thinking intersects with geopolitical philosophies like D&G's or speculative realism.

you're so out of style, you're in style Everyone here is wearing really tight jeans that are full of holes. By everyone I mean the celebrities they put on the cover of tabloids.

i kinda liked this btw, those mcqueen shoes that I posted are now legendary...Lady Gaga made that whole look big, "talon heels", etc.

The philosophy of consciousness and philosophy of mind analytic guys are worth reading... Ryle and such

I got octopus on that but I have no idea what in the hell they were testing with those games.

Probably too late to post this, but if you can, make sure you do see a doctor. They can help you at this point much more than anyone else. The longer you go without drinking the easier it will get...just takes time...and I know easier said than done, right?

Maybe there are a lot of blondes in Northern Europe, but nowhere else on the planet... Where is the research that says blondes are more aggressive?

I don't know...why do some breeds of dogs look like fetal wolves? Paedomorphosis is strange, but it's consistent along all sorts of species. In some species, it's not just a female thing. H. sapiens males also have neotenous characteristics. Some people think humans are all basically fetal apes.

Perceived attractiveness in females as a function of neoteny Mere exposure effect

Good points...the way we look and smell signals all sorts of things about our compatibility with someone (genetically/biochemically) . People who complain about the media portraying an unrealistic beauty standard don't understand that what the media portrays has very little to do with what...

Yes, these studies are very heterocentric. It'd be interesting to see if you could replicate the results in homosexual populations. I seriously doubt it.

Well, most studies have shown that people choose sexual partners that look more like them than unlike them. We're not talking about fantasy, fetishes for "exotics" in porn, or any of that, but the *actual* sex people have with others. Of course, there may be several reasons for this--nobody...

Nope, it's literally about children. Neoteny.

Me 2. He's basically the only "philosopher" I can stomach anymore.

Some scientists explain the appeal of blond hair as a form of paedomorphosis. Men like blonde women because blonde women look more like children. It conveys youth and apparently pliability. Women show no preference for blonde men. No joke.

Blonde hair is somewhat more common in northern Europeans due to founder effect. Finnish people are so similar genetically it's kinda gross to think about it. Annyyway...As if phenotypes don't exist along continua. There is no boundary line genetically that separates people on the basis of...

Yeah, seeing as blondes are "self-selected" (since only about 2% of the world's adult population has naturally blond hair), this could be true. Provided that the people choosing to dye their hair blond are all stupid, of course.