Humans have evolved to be exquisitely sensitive to changes in status. Keith Henson More Quotes by Keith Henson More Quotes From Keith Henson People under the influence of cults is similar to that we observe in addicts. Typical behaviour for both includes draining bank accounts, neglecting children, destroying relations with family and losing interest in anything except the drug or cult. Keith Henson drugchildrenpeople The rare person is still interested in new advances when they are adults. There is possibly a correlation with intelligence. In any case, you have to be fairly bright to keep learning and changing attitudes as you get older. Keith Henson rare-personadultsattitude Fighting hard to protect yourself and your relatives is good for your genes, but when captured and escape is not possible, giving up short of dying and making the best you can of the new situation is also good for your genes. Keith Henson familygiving-uphome Brigham Young had 47 children, and over 50 women as wives. Keith Henson wifeyoungchildren As for leadership, I am the kind who leads reluctantly and more by example than anything else. Someone had to be on the incorporation papers as president. Keith Henson examplepresidentleadership Could people be trained to be less gullible? Or are you as stuck with gullibility as you are with skin colour? Keith Henson gullibleskinspeople Successful cult memes induce intense social interaction behaviour between cult members. This trips the attention detectors. Keith Henson behavioursuccessfulattention Primates will continue to play social games without the least insight into what is killing them. Keith Henson killinggamesplay Anyone who has ever had the feeling of being higher than a kite after giving a public speech is well aware of the effects of attention. Keith Henson feelingsattentiongiving People can undergo a sudden change of thinking and loyalties under threat of death or intense social pressure and isolation from friends and family. Keith Henson loyaltypeoplethinking People repeat behaviour that leads to flooding their brains with pleasurable chemicals. The short-term reward loop acts over hours to years, and the long-term reproductive success loop over generations. Keith Henson longpeopleyears High status males had multiple wives or additional mating opportunities in the ancestral environment. Keith Henson maleswifeopportunity Scn is like HIV. Gets in there and screws up the immune system, perverts the law to its own ends. Forget government taking the lead role in bringing down scn, that task falls to you and me. Keith Henson governmentlawfall I much prefer the modern world. Keith Henson recyclingmodernworld The information that is passed from person to person and from generation to generation is the primary factor that gives humans a competitive advantage over other animals. Keith Henson generationsanimalgiving If anyone wonders why the airlines are not doing well it is because flying has been made such an unpleasant and degrading experience. Keith Henson aggravationflyingwonder Genetic studies in Iceland have found that many of the women who were the founding stock of Iceland came from England and what is now France. Some were probably captured and carried off in Viking raids only 40 generations ago. Keith Henson icelandfrancegenerations Lie detection is like language; there is a learning window. Telling whoppers to small children seems to be a family tradition in many families. Keith Henson languagelyingchildren Trying to control information in the network age is about as successful as pissing into the wind. Keith Henson successfulagewind Evolution acts slowly. Our psychological characteristics today are those that promoted reproductive success in the ancestral environmen. Keith Henson psychologicalevolutiontoday
