Friday, October 29, 2010

Psycho-Sociobiology 101: Is that all there is?

Here’s what it boils down to:

  1. Each of us has a unique experience of life because each of us has a singular genetic structure, including our brain and other organs and, to some degree, because of our particular life circumstances.
  2. We share some similarities with one another, most noticeably within families, but on a broader scale as well, within discernible ethnic and racial groups. These similarities can include physical, perceptual, emotional and behavioral traits.
  3. There are other broad groupings of similarities and differences in these traits, among them:
    1. Gender
    2. Culture
    3. Social group assimilation, i.e., group vs. individual
    4. Sexual preferences
    5. Age
    6. Societal interests, concerns and goals, e.g., liberal or conservative, etc.
  4. Our physical traits, including our brains and the way each unique brain perceives, processes, stores and dispatches, cause our behaviors, including emotions to which we respond.
  5. To the degree that our brain (and body) is similar to or different from others will largely define similarities or differences in behavior among individuals and groups.
  6. Changing these differences and similarities is as simple as changing your brain structure.
  7. Think about it.

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