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> The smarter a group of people, the less violent they generally are. I also believe this, but I don't know why I do. Is there any data to support this?
by pharmakom 6y ago
> The smarter a group of people, the less violent they generally are.
I also believe this, but I don't know why I do. Is there any data to support this?
- AtlasBarfed 6y agoJust anecdotal on my part. I always thought the brain looked like it evolved by basically adding a new layer atop the other. The primitive ones are highly refined by evolution and do their jobs well (breathing, etc), but the higher level ones do more complex tasks, but need "interrupt" mechanisms on the lower ones. The youngest layer that gives us consciousness has to contend with emotions, the subconscious, instincts, hormonal regulation, reflexes, and heartbeat/breathing rhythyms that all exist for very very very good reasons evolutionarily. So our brain is basically being run, motivated, and directed by animal-level evolutionary structures a huge amount of the time, and the ability of the "human" part depends on it's horsepower in the various talents like EQ, IQ, "wisdom", and self-restraint. I believe self-restraint has been correlated with intelligence. I guess other evidence would be various studies that the human brain is still maturing into your 20s.