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Comment by Ian Mason on August 17, 2012 at 9:54am So many good things here today :-D Just when I neede cheering up. Thanks, everyone. Here's my contribution.
By the way, I collect teapots and have over 80.
Comment by Idaho Spud on August 17, 2012 at 9:40am Tara, thanks for the link to the uncompassionate rich study. It reminded my of what I observed when I "moved on up" to a little more affluent neighborhood in California. My new commute took me through a wealthy neighborhood, and I immediately noticed the drivers were much more uncaring and selfish.
Comment by Idaho Spud on August 17, 2012 at 9:12am I find your found bone to be humorous.
Comment by booklover on August 17, 2012 at 8:05am Grinning Cat, lol.
Well, I quit Facebook with the exception of my Daughter, who is away @ college and I love to see pics that are put up of her. She will let me private-message her, but she won't let me write on her wall, lol. It was just causing me stress, which I don't need, so I quit. I hope all my friends understand. It just seems everything is stressing me out these days!
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Comment by Grinning Cat on August 16, 2012 at 9:55pm @booklover - that's great! Make no bones about it. I can only respond with something that isn't humerus at all:
@Tara - thanks for that article. The researchers did more than note correlation (maybe naturally-selfish people become wealthier?) : they also observed people's behavior after being primed to feel more or less well-off:
In order to figure out whether selfishness leads to wealth (rather than vice versa), Piff and his colleagues ran a study where they manipulated people’s class feelings. The researchers asked participants to spend a few minutes comparing themselves either to people better off or worse off than themselves financially. Afterwards, participants were shown a jar of candy and told that they could take home as much as they wanted. They were also told that the leftover candy would be given to children in a nearby laboratory. Those participants who had spent time thinking about how much better off they were compared to others ended up taking significantly more candy for themselves--leaving less behind for the children.
@Ruth and Paula - I had no idea there'd be a need for replacement feet for Darwin fish, evolve fish, and similar emblems! (Of course, Christian fish could "evolve"... but I wouldn't be the agent. I respect people's right to have beliefs that I don't respect. @sk8eycat, that was a great idea for business cards that you mentioned on August 4!)
It was good to see some positive, non-"response", non-fish emblems there too, such as the Happy Humanist and the Atheist Atom.
(They also have political statements, including a Republican Party elephant with crosses instead of stars.)
Comment by booklover on August 16, 2012 at 9:36pm You are so smart Dr. Kellie, and I like your sense of humor~!
Comment by dr kellie on August 16, 2012 at 9:20pm @booklover- A few weeks ago, I handed a like-minded friend a cat's humerus, and told her, "I thought you might find this a little humerus."
She laughed and laughed. Never gets old. To me, at least.
After that, I challenged her to figure out if it was the right or the left. She did. The one in your pic is the left.
Comment by Steph S. on August 16, 2012 at 8:32pm I agree with that Tara - I put a quote from the article you linked for us.
How Wealth Reduces Compassion
As riches grow, empathy for others seems to decline
By Daisy Grewal
Who is more likely to lie, cheat, and steal—the poor person or the rich one? It’s temping to think that the wealthier you are, the more likely you are to act fairly. After all, if you already have enough for yourself, it’s easier to think about what others may need. But research suggests the opposite is true: as people climb the social ladder, their compassionate feelings towards other people decline.
Comment by Ruth Anthony-Gardner on August 16, 2012 at 8:29pm Thanks Paula for the evolvefish link. Who knew we'd need so many replacement feet for vandalized emblems. I especially liked
My only problem is that the evolvefish meme is derivative of the Xian meme, and perpetuates it through mockery.
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