Subject: RE: The "Ultimate COJ Thread About Nothing" Thread # 3So here's something interesting: Apparently, altruism is hard-wired into the brain. Neuroscientists have discovered that when a person makes a choice to help someone else over him-/herself, it lights up a part of the brain that is usually associated with pleasure from food or sex. Not sure if this is the cynic's dream, or just proof that morality has a scientific basis.... http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/27/AR2007052701056.html Edited by Scout7 2007-05-30 7:27 AM
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