Glenn wrote
>>>Tim is correct that chimps and baboons do have some ability to perform social
calculations.<<<
That is true. The divergence comes from the fact that these social calculations
are _results_ based and pragmatic really, and not moral in any way (as George
and others have pointed out). By post-meditation, I'm referring to our moral
character, which is not based on the _results_ of actions or thoughts.
This also ties in nicely, I believe, with the dualistic idea of body and soul.
There is something more profound about the human being than a _results based
flesh_.
Richard.
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