Posted by Snoozy on May 19, 2003, at 13:06:14
In reply to This American Life (NPR)-developmental disorders, posted by Eddie Sylvano on May 19, 2003, at 10:56:21
I never seem to catch the Sunday broadcast, but they air it a couple of times during the week here, I'll definitely try to catch it.
I suppose it makes some sense to believe that there's a choice behind everything we do. The alternative is accepting the fact that things can be random and out of our control. I wonder if this is a cultural thing? This is not to say that we are slaves to our biology. I don't think Ken Lay can say "I had no choice in scamming billions of dollars - I'm hardwired to be a sleazeball". This is probably just belaboring the obvious though.
I thought the '90s were the proclaimed "Decade of the Brain". It's 2003 - they haven't figured it out yet? :)
No, we're not really special - but we do have opposable thumbs!
My mind is going....there is no question about it.
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