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[MarquisInSpades]

okay cool I'll watch that video

[Elphenor]

why don't you just get smarter

the video is him doing exactly what I described but it'll probably impress you

[yo soy el mejor]

i heard this thing, and no idea if it's true, but i just love stereotypes.

[MarquisInSpades]

Originally Posted by Elphenor

why don't you just get smarter

the video is him doing exactly what I described but it'll probably impress you

comparing humans to lobsters does seem absurd, but it's the lack of fallacies that keeps me interested, really. I'll read more about this whole lobster thing.

[reprise85]

Originally Posted by Elphenor

makes me lol

this rambling hack

i mean i'd hope most people would already know this stuff but nothing he's saying is wrong, it's just not this amazing like thing like he's saying all these big words about neurochemisty and knowing neuroanatomy and emotions and memory etc and then just going... serotonin! hippocampus! without actually showing the depth of what he supposedly knows. anyone interested in psychology or evolution learned this in freshman year. but i dont know what his audience is

[MarquisInSpades]

Originally Posted by reprise85

i mean i'd hope most people would already know this stuff but nothing he's saying is wrong, it's just not this amazing like thing like he's saying all these big words about neurochemisty and knowing neuroanatomy and emotions and memory etc and then just going... serotonin! hippocampus! without actually showing the depth of what he supposedly knows. anyone interested in psychology or evolution learned this in freshman year. but i dont know what is audience is

[reprise85]

it's definitely not impressive even though he spends three minutes touting how much he knows and how complicated this book is he read

[buzzard]

Sounds like he's doing wonders for pseudo-intellectuals and their apparent need to drone on about nothing to the detriment of scroll wheels everywhere.

[MarquisInSpades]

Originally Posted by reprise85

i mean i'd hope most people would already know this stuff but nothing he's saying is wrong, it's just not this amazing like thing like he's saying all these big words about neurochemisty and knowing neuroanatomy and emotions and memory etc and then just going... serotonin! hippocampus! without actually showing the depth of what he supposedly knows. anyone interested in psychology or evolution learned this in freshman year. but i dont know what his audience is

he's a college professor, I think he just dumbed it down a little. I've seen a lot of his class lectures, and they're not as easy to understand, in comparison.

[Elphenor]

Originally Posted by reprise85

i mean i'd hope most people would already know this stuff but nothing he's saying is wrong, it's just not this amazing like thing like he's saying all these big words about neurochemisty and knowing neuroanatomy and emotions and memory etc and then just going... serotonin! hippocampus! without actually showing the depth of what he supposedly knows. anyone interested in psychology or evolution learned this in freshman year. but i dont know what his audience is

his conclusion about social hierarchies and the role of serotonin in humans is questionable at best

[MarquisInSpades]

Originally Posted by Shallowed

I've never heard anyone who wasn't a right-wing reactionary fuckwit make a big deal about IQ scores.

I don't see anyone making a big deal out of it tho

[PuzzledMuzzle]

fuzzman, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

[PuzzledMuzzle]

Seriously though, you are the worst person on here by far. "Whitesplaining"? Are you even real?

[smashingjj]

it's pretty amazing, isn't it?

[MarquisInSpades]

this is the most hilarious conversation I've read here by far.

[smashingjj]

yes i am absolutely crying with laughter

[MarquisInSpades]

I'm just crying

pls help me

:'(

[reprise85]

Originally Posted by Elphenor

his conclusion about social hierarchies and the role of serotonin in humans is questionable at best

it's definitely theoretical and unprovable, but it's not exactly a fringe opinion. assuming survival roles of serotonin and other neurotransmitters is mainstream at this point, the specifics of each one is of course difficult if not impossible to prove, but there is a lot of circumstantial reasons to draw upon. i do think it would have been good to mention that a lack of serotonin is not necessarily a bad thing survival-wise. if there's a stronger lobster opponent that could kill you if you keep trying and trying to fight it, being a "depressed" lobster that doesn't continue to fight is a good thing.

[pavementtune]

Marquis, you seem curious in general.
what do you prefer - audio or video of lectures or plain text? I want to up the probability that you get something out of it first.

[MarquisInSpades]

Video or plain text, usually. I have a LOT of lectures in audio format, about a lot of topics, but I haven't gotten around to listening to them. I've noticed I'm usually more invested in it if it's in video or text format.

[pavementtune]

ffs

http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc...=rep1&type=pdf

http://www.dphu.org/uploads/attachem...oks_2795_0.pdf

[MarquisInSpades]

Originally Posted by pavementtune

http://www.dphu.org/uploads/attachem...oks_2795_0.pdf

Thanks a lot, really love it when I get more stuff to read

[pavementtune]

added the shorter one I was thinking of to it, first link.

never read it in an English translation so I have no idea how well it works, but it's generally not "over the top wank" speech what Habermas does so I would guess it's fine.

in other words: read some Jürgen Habermas, there is a zero chance you'll regret it.

[MarquisInSpades]

Nice! You've read it in German, I'm guessing?

[pavementtune]

Yes, I had an unfortunate phase where I read everything you can get from Habermas.


when you scroll to the bottom here you find secondary literature. on plato.standford I generally find it fun to look through their lists, you always find something


https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/habermas/

[ilikeplanets]

Originally Posted by reprise85

it's definitely theoretical and unprovable, but it's not exactly a fringe opinion. assuming survival roles of serotonin and other neurotransmitters is mainstream at this point, the specifics of each one is of course difficult if not impossible to prove, but there is a lot of circumstantial reasons to draw upon. i do think it would have been good to mention that a lack of serotonin is not necessarily a bad thing survival-wise. if there's a stronger lobster opponent that could kill you if you keep trying and trying to fight it, being a "depressed" lobster that doesn't continue to fight is a good thing.

Also, who wants to eat sad seafood??

[MarquisInSpades]

I would if I could

[FoolofaTook]

Originally Posted by PuzzledMuzzle

Seriously though, you are the worst person on here by far.

For real? After all the effort I've put in?

I am outraged!

[fuzzyroes]

Muzz, I said the whitesplaining thing because it's the kind of PC gibberish that RBG always uses. I was simply hitting him back by using his tactics.

[fuzzyroes]

Originally Posted by FoolofaTook

For real? After all the effort I've put in?

I am outraged!

Well Took, you'll always have that going for you. "At least he's not as bad as Fuzzy"