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George Cornell's avatar

Having had a chair at an ancient university and having made ISI’s most cited authors in science in my early 30s I would suggest there have been observers and granting agencies not sharing your take.

Dialogue is not fostered by broad sweeping generalizations like “ you have evolutionary biology misunderstood”. Nor by your other dismissive but entirely subjective commentary.

But I’ll reply any way. Cooperation and conflict have always coexisted. You’ve misunderstood what I meant about Draconian. It referred to a timely institution of absolute rules but by agreement and consensus. The notion of disarming mad dog aggressive countries would have had lots of appeal. If the US as one of those and the most wantonly out of control had led I think it would have flown. But that’s just speculation. What isn’t, is the complete failure to try, in favour of exploitation and domination. But maybe you think the 800 American military bases in 70 countries are a great thing.

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KW NORTON's avatar

But "evolutionary misunderstanding" is where we find ourselves currently. Real, grounded, education (re-education) for ourselves and the kids is fundamentally important.

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