Is a purebred dog really more intelligent than a mutt you can rescue from the humane society?
No. Or not necessarily. Just like people, dogs are individuals with different personalities, level of obedience, abilities and intelligence. There's a genetic and an environment factor - nature and nurture - contributing to the “final product” that is the adult dog you get.Pure breeds have been selectively bred for a purpose: that was mainly work or looks. While you get dogs with enhanced hunting abilities for example, I'm not aware of any breed bred for the sole purpose of creating a very intelligent canine. And that's understandable if you consider that, just like people again, the most intelligent individuals will follow their own goals and purposes, which are not necessarily ours. Intelligence and the will to please are very different, sometimes opposing traits. The dog itself will be the only one who would get a benefit from her very performant brain.I have 2 mastiffs - a neapolitan and a combination of different mastiff breeds. While Jack - cc and em - is a very smart ass, trying and to a certain extent managing to outsmart humans, Sophia the neo is a very kind soul and beautiful dog but, bless her soul, not the sharpest tool in the shed so to speak.The one who would be preferred by an average owner us Sophia, as she's much easier to live with. She's a dog. Jack, in his mind, is an equal. He doesn't listen: he leads. Or persuades. Or evaluates the risk of going his way. We have to persuade him to do stuff. Most training techniques have been met with pure contempt or disdain. And when you talk about a 60 kg, human size animal, who would not move if he's not willing to, because he knows you can't force him and he wants to see first what's in there for him - is it worth moving his butt? - then you see the daily challenge.It happens that I love challenges. After Jack, any typical, obedient, well behaved dog will be boring for me. But he certainly can be too much of a thinker for some people.
What makes you a sociopath? Is it nature or nurture?
Well several things. There is no fine line but a few events stand out to me.I saw my father overdose on prescription pain meds and asphyxiate on his own vomit before my very eyes. My mom then found another man a week later, which made me see her as corrupt. That made it seem as if she had contempt for my father, which I some how extended to me. I didn't understand that and drowned in resentment as a result.I was physically abused by my fathers replacement. Its ironic, because he is a sociopath like I was. Albeit less verbose and intellectual, he was a brute. Throwing my sister and I down stairs, having cigarettes burned into our arms, and being thrown through a glass window onto my roof. This made me mad. Very, very mad. I seethed to the point of nearly conspiring to murder this man.My mom refused to acknowledge my needs most of the time and would ignore me only to answer anyone else. This only strengthen feelings mentioned I'm number one.At school, early on I felt no desire to have friendships which isolated me. This changed over years, but as a young kid going through this trauma I thought of all of them as weak due to having two rich parents opposed to my middle class mother. This fostered contempt for my whole environment.Psychological abuse was big in my house. Imprisonment was big. I would be locked in my room for days only with bottled water because my moms ex thought it'd help me learn.All in all, even though I've adjusted to accommodate pro social behaviors, these few events were major turning points in my emotional states. I adopted a “might is right” philosophy. I started to view myself as infallable and superhuman. Fast forward to the present, and those statements still hold true to this very day (:
What is nature vs nurture?
it's something that psychologists and sociologists have been arguing for years. The nature argument is that we are born the way we are and genetics determine everything. The nurture argument is when outside influence such as society determine who you are. Most people have come to the conclusion that both influence the outcome of what a person is.
What kind of people will not succeed in life?
Those who think a lot.Those who plan a lot.Those who live in past.Those who avoid present and build castle in air.Those who think they have time.Those who think NO WORRY NEXT TIME.Those who don't dare to dream big.Those who don't dare to explain.Those who don't clear their doubt.Those who TALK the TALK but don't WALK the TALK.Those who think stay nice all the time.Those who stuck on to something and don't know to move on.You are living to the same place from years.Continuing your job even you don't want to work there for a second.Staying in a relationship which causing more pain than pleasure.Working things to impress others.Thinking about a person day and night instead focusing on carrier.Checking phone every five minutes to see whether she or he is online or what.Checking out each and every girls on street.Day dreaming but doing nothing.Staying in bed even after you wake up.Loving someone and expecting the same in return. And if things are not going as per your expectation then blaming whole world.You think if you can do this after 50s then you ask from from your future wife, you can do or not and then you will realize how pathetic you will become in coming years.You have no purpose.You are constantly blaming other people and circumstances for your condition.Getting offended by everyone's opinion about you.Getting into argument even if it is no where related to your life.Talking about masterbation and discussing whether it's good or bad.Doing things to garner sympathy and attention.Your very ownSachinJai Hind
Since variety is the essence of life, are the concepts of monogamy & faithfulness illogical?
Before venturing into morality and ethics, let's take a deeper look at psychology and neuroscience, because these are the original, scientific evidences to how people think. Basically, our human brain is an extremely complicated organ. It is capable of nearly INFINITE permutations & combinations of thought processes at every moment. Also, our brain has LOTS of neuro-chemicals like dopamine, adrenaline, oxytocin etc, that make us crave things like food, lust, money, adventure, violence, emotions, love, etc. Therefore, we actually do things because they 'satisfy' our brain. When we successfully complete a task; eat tasty food; experience lust; are deeply in love with someone; etc; our brain releases those corresponding neuro-chemicals as a 'reward' to those stimuli, actions and experiences. We, as humans, have very limited controlled towards our biologically-programmed actions, unless we are extremely diseased or severely scared. Moreover, our brains crave VARIETY also. Do we eat the SAME food everyday? Do we watch the SAME movie every time? Do we play the SAME video game always? Do we do the SAME hobbies that interest us? No, not at all. We KEEP CHANGING our habits and actions; our interests and tastes; & so on, on a daily basis. In this way, we create our OWN, UNIQUE SUBSET of the things we do in life. It is nearly (and psychologically) impossible to stay interested in ONLY ONE person, in ONLY ONE food, and so on.
What does the phrase "live life to the fullest" mean?
Great question!! I think what is meant by living life to the fullest is to live freely without any inhibitions or restrictions... it is sort of a rebellion against the presumed constraints placed by the social and religious norms.... it is perhaps a declaration of war against any norm that intends to bind us. In that sense, I believe that this phrase is shallow and highly materialistic... something like saying lots of quantity and variety can ensure quality.... on the contrary, both excessive quantity and variety are sure prescriptions for aberrations in quality. I would therefore say that those who are talking of living life to its fullest are missing the point that being full is very different from being satisfied and happy.
Let's just kiss.. and say goodbye.. what do these lyrics tell us?
anyone who's ever heard this song knows it's about a man and a woman.. who are secretly meeting and having an affair while both have responsibilities at "home." Is monogamy truly a natural trait of man, or is it the result of religious brainwashing? Do you think monogamy is an artificial concept set up by our society for structure and convenience? (Marriage and the family unit). If monogamy was so "natural" to man's inherent composition, why do songs like these exist? Do you think true love can result from an affair, married or unmarried? I can't wait to hear your respectful, well thought out answers!