Psychology NOT religion

[President_Elect_Shang]

The sight I pulled it from was:

http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/GREECE/ALLEGORY.HTM

Hope that hyperlinks auto.

By a show of hands (ha) how many people would say that we [Homo Saipen Saipen] are for the most part xenophobic. Answer carefully becouse I have the ultamite can of worms that I have wanted to pop the lid open on in this forum. Maybe I should just leave this one alone? Um?

[Kamog]

OK, I say that humans are for the most part NOT xenophobic.

...what is this can of worms you mentioned?

[President_Elect_Shang]

I'm gonna let that one slide for now, put the ole can back on the shelf so to speak. Let's kill this topic my friends.

[mlmbd]

KILL IT! We were having a perfectly nice discussion about Physics and Physicists. Until YOU came along!

mlmbd

[President_Elect_Shang]

Originally posted by mlmbd:
KILL IT! We were having a perfectly nice discussion about Physics and Physicists. Until YOU came along!

mlmbd

And I thought it was about philosophy. Geez!

Ok, lets open this can up. Part one:

Are humans: Mostly zenophobic or not?

I say we are. Look at the way we portray them in our movies, etc.

[Suicide Junkie]

I say we are. Look at the way we portray them in our movies, etc.

Better, look at how we react to wierd earthly critters!

Kids can find something wierd under a rock, then laugh and play with it. Adults will generally recoil in disgust.

I imagine the same sort of thing could happen with non-toxic aliens.

[President_Elect_Shang]

Now that IS a good point SJ. Any other thoughts before I break the main point out in the open?