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Old 03-29-2008, 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by JavaBlack View Post
That would possibly be true if it actually had to do with genetics. But most of it is socialization and an uneven playing field.
And it's not actually foolish in that the altruistic social mentality humans have has been more successful than if we were all rabid solitary predators. That's why it comes natural to us. It's helped us survive.
Well lets suppose I bought all that stuff. I'd lie to see why I did.
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