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Most wars are not fought over shortages of resources such as food and water, but rather over conquest, revenge, and ideology.

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If crime is going down, you shouldn't be increasing resources for crime prevention. Or you should be taking note of what has worked and concentrate the crime-prevention methods on policies that have a track record of success.

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We are visual creatures. Visual things stay put, whereas sounds fade.

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Most intellectuals today have a phobia of any explanation of the mind that invokes genetics.

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Evolutionary psychology is one of four sciences that are bringing human nature back into the picture.

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I get drawn in when I feel there is something deep and mysterious going on beneath the surface of something.

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People know there is a difference between what you do and what you accept. There is a difference between me knowing that people swear, me hearing people swear and me swearing, and everyone accepting that this is something you can do as much as you like.

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Morality is not just any old topic in psychology but close to our conception of the meaning of life. Moral goodness is what gives each of us the sense that we are worthy human beings.

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The reason the United States is not so likely to invade Iran is precisely because of the lessons learned from Iraq. And conversely, the Iranian push towards nuclear capability is calculated to deter invasions like the kind deposing Saddam Husain.

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Paris Hilton, it turns out, is related to fellow celebrity jailbirds Zsa Zsa Gabor and G. Gordon Liddy.

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Biography

Nationality: Canadian

Type: Scientist

Born: September 18th, 1954

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