Follow Mumbling Jack, my new blog

  • Lindens in Bloom - Lindens in Bloom It’s mid-July nowThe air is heavy and sweetWith linden flowers Their scent returns me to youIn Spring, among plum blossoms
    17 hours ago

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Overriding Self-Interest

Researchers in Zurich suspect that the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex may act as a sort of governor on self-interest, perhaps raising the question of whether morality itself is built-in to the brain. I wonder how long it will be until moral relativists claim a physiological basis to their beliefs. Or will creationists snap it up first as evidence of divine design?

Personally, I'm more interested in a jet-powered laptop.

No comments: