Comments on: Visions of History (II): The Invention of Society http://trogholm.occidentalbodega.com/?p=785 Oh, no man knows / Through what wild centuries / Roves back the rose Sun, 15 Aug 2010 20:37:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Gus http://trogholm.occidentalbodega.com/?p=785&cpage=1#comment-39 Gus Sun, 09 Aug 2009 17:27:02 +0000 http://trogholm.occidentalbodega.com/?p=785#comment-39 "Hard wired" I think you should temper your statement: "Nothing . . . hard wired." in light of the well established evidence that humans, like canines and other higher mammals, are hard wired for dominance/subservience. A lot of baggage comes with awareness. I'm working on getting a transcript of a typical Omani greeting, which can go on for a full minute with both parties talking rapidly in counterpoint. “Hard wired”
I think you should temper your statement: “Nothing . . . hard wired.” in light of the well established evidence that humans, like canines and other higher mammals, are hard wired for dominance/subservience.

A lot of baggage comes with awareness.

I’m working on getting a transcript of a typical Omani greeting, which can go on for a full minute with both parties talking rapidly in counterpoint.

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