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A short note - sounds like in my classroom (not a kitty/birdy fb post, and might bore you :)!
- A recurrent issue and examination of "nature and/or nurture" or "genetic and/or environmental Influences" on emotional well being, mental health, and reducing sentient beings' (yes, should include non-human living beings) suffering was discussed in the attached article below.
The technocrats/technophiles tend to be optimistic on the capacity of artificial intelligent, genetic "engineering"...etc. (quasi-Star-War approaches?) to mitigate problems confronting humanity. The rest of the biotech also tint with such a buoyancy...
Radical Science News
December 8 at 7:57pm ·
Transhumanism Solving Violence and Improving the Human Condition: IQ, EQi, and Intelligence...
Can we end violence? Can we create greater emotional well being and intellectual equality for the greater well being of humanity? Will we be able to keep up with…
RADICALSCIENCENEWS.ORG|BY CARLA MARIE PARSONS
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Sun Lasting Here discussing a part of the article which included an individual case-study and an investigation of a group of 152 subjects.
In the above writing, there is a research conducted by Jim F. who is a neuroscientist studying what causes psychopathic behavior (domestically and globally) also found himself fit the profile for a psychopath.
The conclusion is, as you can predict - he recollected that if he had grown up in an undesirable living condition, such as poverty, violence, and the rest of detriments to the human development, the probability for him to be a scientist is minimal, and can be "worse"...
“Compared to a control brain (top), neuroscientist Jim F’s brain shows significantly decreased activity in areas of the frontal lobe linked to empathy and morality—anatomical patterns that have been linked with psychopathic behavior. If James had grown up in an environment that was devoid of love, and filled with violence, say a war zone, James could be a much different individual from whom he is today. In cases where violence is exhibited, we can safely say that both environment, and genetics are at play but determining precisely and editing out the psychopath gene entirely in germ cell lines could not only make us smarter but make violent tendencies less prevalent in society.
Now we have an understanding of how violent tendencies are linked to lower IQ and that higher IQ leads to higher emotional intelligence overall. In 2013, a study of 152 Vietnam Veterans were examined for emotional and general intelligence. “The study found significant overlap between general intelligence and emotional intelligence, both in terms of behavior and in the brain.” So, it’s reasonable to assume that emotional intelligence and general intelligence are without any doubt inextricably linked. But is there also a real link between violence and a lack of intelligence?
The answer is yes, there is a definite link, and it is called the IQ/aggression connection. In a study at UT Dallas scientists found that a prison inmate’s IQ, as well as the average IQ of a prison unit played a predicting role in violence and prison misconduct. The lower the average IQ of the unit the more violent outbreaks ensued. If violence is a product low IQ, thus we can conclude that low IQ is an existential risk to all life on earth. When the availability of these treatments become a part of your normal physical/well being check up, systemic issues like war that are created by, low brain activity, psychopathy and genetic pre-dispositions could all but be eliminated.”
But, my point toward the above claim is the concept of IQ. Like behavior and cognition, intelligence is influenced by both genetic and environmental factors. The general definition of intelligence includes the ability to learn from experiences and adapt to changing environments, such as illustrated by g (factors) and multiple-intelligent theory.
From this point of view, doesn't it reveal the impact of the intricate relations of genetics and (not vs.) environment?
An excerpt from the article:
An excerpt from the article:
“Compared to a control brain (top), neuroscientist Jim F’s brain shows significantly decreased activity in areas of the frontal lobe linked to empathy and morality—anatomical patterns that have been linked with psychopathic behavior. If James had grown up in an environment that was devoid of love, and filled with violence, say a war zone, James could be a much different individual from whom he is today. In cases where violence is exhibited, we can safely say that both environment, and genetics are at play but determining precisely and editing out the psychopath gene entirely in germ cell lines could not only make us smarter but make violent tendencies less prevalent in society.
Now we have an understanding of how violent tendencies are linked to lower IQ and that higher IQ leads to higher emotional intelligence overall. In 2013, a study of 152 Vietnam Veterans were examined for emotional and general intelligence. “The study found significant overlap between general intelligence and emotional intelligence, both in terms of behavior and in the brain.” So, it’s reasonable to assume that emotional intelligence and general intelligence are without any doubt inextricably linked. But is there also a real link between violence and a lack of intelligence?
The answer is yes, there is a definite link, and it is called the IQ/aggression connection. In a study at UT Dallas scientists found that a prison inmate’s IQ, as well as the average IQ of a prison unit played a predicting role in violence and prison misconduct. The lower the average IQ of the unit the more violent outbreaks ensued. If violence is a product low IQ, thus we can conclude that low IQ is an existential risk to all life on earth. When the availability of these treatments become a part of your normal physical/well being check up, systemic issues like war that are created by, low brain activity, psychopathy and genetic pre-dispositions could all but be eliminated.”
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Sun Lasting Here is the conclusion of this article:
"So, can we solve global violence? The answer is Yes, with sensible gun laws, gene editing, and citizen policing we can but the real questions is…. will we decide to do so or will a false moralism, the economic fallacy that war is good, and the inability to change our thinking keep us from creating these breakthroughs? The rest is up to you. Looking forward to our next intellectual journey, another important globally impacting article is already on it’s way."
Sun Lasting Optimistic! The transhumanism might prevail, if most of the "7.3 billion population - still increasing", obtain the optimal opportunity (ya, life chances) like what Jim has had...
But, how, in addition to the sensible gun laws, "gene editing", citizen policing, false moralism, economic fallacy, and alternative thoughts? Lots of breakthroughs can be done.
Sun Lasting Just found a potential solution: "If our actions make it so there is even a one-thousandth of 1 percent chance that things will work out better for ourselves and the planet, then it is our moral duty to act and act and act. Before it’s too late." - Derrick Jensen.
Don't you think this is a great optimism - required by the humanity of the 21st century to keep this Planet alive - a collective endeavor of the transdisciplinarists working for the transhumanism?
Sun Lasting Here is the conclusion of this article:
"So, can we solve global violence? The answer is Yes, with sensible gun laws, gene editing, and citizen policing we can but the real questions is…. will we decide to do so or will a false moralism, the economic fallacy that war is good, and the inability to change our thinking keep us from creating these breakthroughs? The rest is up to you. Looking forward to our next intellectual journey, another important globally impacting article is already on it’s way."
Sun Lasting Optimistic! The transhumanism might prevail, if most of the "7.3 billion population - still increasing", obtain the optimal opportunity (ya, life chances) like what Jim has had...
But, how, in addition to the sensible gun laws, "gene editing", citizen policing, false moralism, economic fallacy, and alternative thoughts? Lots of breakthroughs can be done.
Sun Lasting Just found a potential solution: "If our actions make it so there is even a one-thousandth of 1 percent chance that things will work out better for ourselves and the planet, then it is our moral duty to act and act and act. Before it’s too late." - Derrick Jensen. Don't you think this is a great optimism - required by the humanity of the 21st century to keep this Planet alive - a collective endeavor of the transdisciplinarists working for the transhumanism?