tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223797477664258632.post4943158295894561605..comments2023-09-11T01:18:18.763-07:00Comments on Natural Right and Biology: Evolution of Virtue 3Ken Blanchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09580209017016829598noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223797477664258632.post-80036256314056373272013-03-19T06:09:52.993-07:002013-03-19T06:09:52.993-07:00That came out sounding a lot more Armin Miewesish ...That came out sounding a lot more Armin Miewesish than I had intended it to. I phrased it the way I did, because your statement led me to look up the spoiled meat, moral digust comparison link. I ended up reading an article that used reactions to Anthony Weiner and John Edwards as examples (http://science-report.net/article/brain-scans-show-morality-and-physical-disgust-closely-linked). <br /><br />I used steak as an example, because it seemed like the opposite of spoiled meat and Mother Theresa because she seemed like the opposite of Anthony Weiner. In retrospect, that was probably a bad idea.<br /><br />My question is not so much, "Do we think of moral people in the same way we think of tasty food?" It is, "Do our brains react to things we find morally appealing in the same way we react to things that are physically appealing?" Like steak. Or New York Bagels. Or is disgust unique? I will go back and re-read the parent-child bond post!Miranda Flintnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223797477664258632.post-78795709831465424632013-03-18T20:13:32.025-07:002013-03-18T20:13:32.025-07:00Miranda: If there is evidence of common brain area...Miranda: If there is evidence of common brain area for appetizing things and admirable people, I do not know of it. As noted in a recent post, however, it seems likely that pro-social emotions are built atop the neural architecture of the parent-child bond. Those are very old and I suspect that they probably have little to do with appetite. Ken Blanchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09580209017016829598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223797477664258632.post-91723693754472699392013-03-18T06:43:45.938-07:002013-03-18T06:43:45.938-07:00"There is good evidence that the part of the ..."There is good evidence that the part of the brain that registers emotional disgust is the same part of the brain that registers physical disgust."<br /><br />This is fascinating. Is it only true of disgust or are similar parts of the brain activated when we see a steak and when we see, say, Mother Theresa? Miranda Flintnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223797477664258632.post-36990643282024228532013-03-10T21:49:39.598-07:002013-03-10T21:49:39.598-07:00Larry: interesting. I think it reinforces Aristot...Larry: interesting. I think it reinforces Aristotle's point. At a basic level, all organisms are the same. Ken Blanchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09580209017016829598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223797477664258632.post-63865593876803386222013-03-09T08:28:14.267-08:002013-03-09T08:28:14.267-08:00Neurons are virtually indistinguishable among high...Neurons are virtually indistinguishable among higher mammals: <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/03/07/173531832/Human-Cells-Invade-Mice-Brains-And-Make-Them-Smarter" rel="nofollow">NPR</a>.larry kurtzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06855417104900624838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223797477664258632.post-61574648324847636492013-03-08T20:13:02.498-08:002013-03-08T20:13:02.498-08:00Troy: thanks for the comment. You correct that th...Troy: thanks for the comment. You correct that the word should have been "some". I will give the rest of your comment some thought. I really like the example of the toolbox genes!Ken Blanchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09580209017016829598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223797477664258632.post-69409783733041399342013-03-08T13:41:05.020-08:002013-03-08T13:41:05.020-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223797477664258632.post-70940830734160922392013-03-08T06:18:06.617-08:002013-03-08T06:18:06.617-08:00"So genes are unique to humans." Should ..."So genes are unique to humans." Should probably be "Some genes . . ." And that's not entirely right, either. Even genes like the FOXP2 gene is shared by, say, chimpanzees -- the difference is the two mutations we have that chimpanzees do not. One would do better to look at the anatomical effects of the gene mutations. The giant fusiform cells that are found only in the great apes, or the fact that human's seem to be neotenous, which has an effect on gene expression timing. Troy Camplinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16515578686042143845noreply@blogger.com