Haha! Is Peterson brainwashed by capitalism, too? Successful in life? In what way? If you create great music that doesn't sell, and you're forced to rely on your parents or partner for support, is that a failure?Peterson says that there are many people with 160 IQ who are worthless at being successful in life. — Gregory
Žižek's not extreme in my opinion. Well, I browse through his thoughts on capitalism. And I couldn't disagree -- capitalism encourages greed, and it encourages people, even the ordinary people to be corrupt.Peterson has debated Zizek on capitalism. They are both extreme in many ways imo — Gregory
It is not enough that one has a lot of money. It also must be at the top 1%. So there's never enough, as one should feel that there's enough.The rich will always cause inflation because it is how their psychology works. One equal state of ownership couldn't happen because there are too many who want to be rich — Gregory
:up:There's your problem, right there. Just don't. There are better ways to spend your time. Take up walking, or gardening. Get a pet, or start making miniatures. Learn yoga. Just about anything. — Banno
I think a happy chimp has more intelligence than someone who never finds happiness. — Gregory
Better Socrates dissatiafied than a fool statisfied — John Stuart Mill (Hedonic ethics aka utilitarianism)
The goal of life is survival and happiness. Some people define their survival is such a way that they choose their death in sacrifice.
But does it matter if they don't score high in math, logic, and language??
Morphine appears to mimic the body's endorphins that are responsible for analgesia (reducing pain), causing sleepiness, and feelings of pleasure.
Dopamine can promote the growth of plants under various stressful environments. More recent studies have shown that dopamine can enhance tolerance to drought, salt stress, and nutrient deficiency in plants. In addition, dopamine can improve the ability of plants to resist biological stressors.
The most important reward pathway in brain is the mesolimbic dopamine system, composed of the VTA (ventral tegumental area) and NAc (nucleus accumbens). This (VTA-NAc) circuit is a key detector of a rewarding stimulus.
Yes he obviously sees himself as above the average. To add to this he is on a self-proclaimed quest to stop the communist youth from destroying the west. He bases this conviction on the works of Carl Jung which by today’s psychology is basically mysticism.The first thing that comes to mind is that he seems obsessed with the subject and also this is coming from someone (him) who scores very high on IQ tests. — Gregory
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