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Posted On: 10/28/2017 10:40:15 AM
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When I read the posts of rivals on this and the other board, I have come to the conclusion that I need to examine "Are we able to produce new leadership for the future?"
I have asked in the past "Are there any good people out there willing to serve? One good man or woman?
Can a human being remain true to core beliefs of honesty and fair play in our political environment???"
So I have been reading on the basic nature of man. Good or bad?
I know, your saying "Holy Crap where is this going?"!!
But I have isolated two processes that we all have.
Intuition and Reflection.
Intuition leads to actions that occur without insight into the reasons behind them.
Reflection is all about conscious thought ,identifying possible behaviors, weighing the costs and benefits of likely outcomes, and rationally deciding on a course of action.
Using this as a starting point, we can render the complexities of basic human nature down to a simple question:
Which behavior—selfishness or cooperation—is intuitive, and which is the product of rational reflection?
In other words, do we cooperate when we overcome our intuitive selfishness with rational self-control, or do we act selfishly when we override our intuitive cooperative impulses with rational self-interest?
Hmmmmm......
I have asked in the past "Are there any good people out there willing to serve? One good man or woman?
Can a human being remain true to core beliefs of honesty and fair play in our political environment???"
So I have been reading on the basic nature of man. Good or bad?
I know, your saying "Holy Crap where is this going?"!!
But I have isolated two processes that we all have.
Intuition and Reflection.
Intuition leads to actions that occur without insight into the reasons behind them.
Reflection is all about conscious thought ,identifying possible behaviors, weighing the costs and benefits of likely outcomes, and rationally deciding on a course of action.
Using this as a starting point, we can render the complexities of basic human nature down to a simple question:
Which behavior—selfishness or cooperation—is intuitive, and which is the product of rational reflection?
In other words, do we cooperate when we overcome our intuitive selfishness with rational self-control, or do we act selfishly when we override our intuitive cooperative impulses with rational self-interest?
Hmmmmm......


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