The idea of nurture vs. nature comes out of mind-body dualism.
Maybe historically, but in this context? When seez said
(i.e. assuming current human biology is a constant)
seez did not mean that literally everything biological is completely fixed. If that were the case, we would be statues. The qualification meant that we are not considering here modifying humans directly at the biological level, going instead through communication channels. That these communication channels will produce biological effects is aside from the point.
The qualification meant that we are not considering here modifying humans directly at the biological level, going instead through communication channels.
On of the best interventions for increasing cognitive performance of nerds who do no sports at all is to get them to do sports.
You hear nerds say that they have a body instead of that they are their body. That reflects that people live their lives based on mind-body dualism.
I'm at the moment reading Feldenkrais who says that you have basically four areas that you can approach if you want to improve hu...
I suggested recently that part of the problem with with LW was a lock of discussion posts which was caused by people not thinking of much to post about.
When I ask myself "what might be a good topic for a post?", my mind goes blank, but surely not everything that's worth saying that's related to rationality has been said.
So, is there something at the back of your mind which might be interesting? A topic which got some discussion in an open thread that could be worth pursuing?
If you've found anything which helps you generate useable ideas, please comment about it-- or possibly write a post on the subject.