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Your essay is well written, I agree with the premise of it and you clearly know a bit about biology. But I still think it's important that when we make these ge
by n8agrin 15y ago
Your essay is well written, I agree with the premise of it and you clearly know a bit about biology. But I still think it's important that when we make these general claims of scientific fact we point to the giants whose shoulders we're standing on. Maybe it's just the ex-scientist in me, and if so, apologies. I appreciate you found a cortisol related article to prove your point, and I agree it's an odd choice as the abstract, which I'm assuming is what you read as well, seems to state little other than pleasantries are forgotten when under a chemically induced stress response.
- ibisum 15y agoI follow the line of your thinking in my own assessment of the 'treatment of respect' in this issue .. I believe what ought to be said is that while we humans have bodies with chemical control systems built in, we have to keep, somehow, our soul. Survival isn't just having enough to eat every day, for some ..
- onemoreact 15y agoThe flight or fight response has been investigated for a long time. It's complex enough that you need to read a lot of relevant studies most of which are old before you can understand it. Which makes finding a single source hard. If you want basic research start with Walter Bradford around 1915 Bodily Changes in Pain, Hunger, Fear and Rage: An Account of Recent Researches into the Function of Emotional Excitement. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Bradford_Cannon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Bradford_Cannon