05-02-2015, 07:31 PM
That's a fascinating article, but I'm not altogether surprised. Yes, the stereotypical "American" mind is weird as they say. But other words might be less pejorative. While misreading the Miller-Lyer Illusion suggests Americans do not see reality for what it is, it also helps to explain why they appear to be so gifted at abstract reasoning. An example of that is the Dawn spacecraft visiting asteroids not visible to the naked eye; yet, ever so real. Are any of those asteroids composed of rare elements? I can't help but wonder what might have happened if the Hawaiian people would have discovered a source of copper, tin, or iron. Going now from macro to micro; are there life forms on any of those asteroids that might become a boon to mankind?, it's possible that many of us are alive today because atoms were arranged to produce chemicals that defeated certain hostile microorganisms. Indeed, the electrons that illuminate this screen are understood in the abstract.
Going back to the beginning of the article where they discuss the ultimatum game and the Machiguenga, I couldn't help but draw comparisons to recent revelations occurring here in Hawaii County, and how some people shrug certain behaviors off as excusable, while others see these behaviors as inherently dishonest, predictors of future behaviors, and indeed, characteristic of an inherent world view.
Henrich’s problems with UBC may also be interpreted in ways other than those suggested by the author Ethan Waters. Although I've not taken time to read the academic paper itself, the language this team has chosen may be construed as offensive by would-be employers and colleagues. Other perspectives of the same phenomena may slant the paper in another direction altogether. While there maybe academic merit in the research team's observations, their conclusions may also be as twisted as their weird Western minds. But hey, at least they're thinking; got to give them credit for that.
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Going back to the beginning of the article where they discuss the ultimatum game and the Machiguenga, I couldn't help but draw comparisons to recent revelations occurring here in Hawaii County, and how some people shrug certain behaviors off as excusable, while others see these behaviors as inherently dishonest, predictors of future behaviors, and indeed, characteristic of an inherent world view.
Henrich’s problems with UBC may also be interpreted in ways other than those suggested by the author Ethan Waters. Although I've not taken time to read the academic paper itself, the language this team has chosen may be construed as offensive by would-be employers and colleagues. Other perspectives of the same phenomena may slant the paper in another direction altogether. While there maybe academic merit in the research team's observations, their conclusions may also be as twisted as their weird Western minds. But hey, at least they're thinking; got to give them credit for that.
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