The Monkeysphere

DocZaius · Post by **DocZaius** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 12:08 pm

I think I've probably posted this before, but I still find it kind of interesting:

http://www.cracked.com/article_14990_what-monkeysphere.html

Short version: we are biologically prevented from caring about anyone other than our immediate tribe, a group of no more than 150 people with whom we share some kind of more intimate bond.

That's why everyone has an "us versus them" mentality - be it Republicans vs. Democrats, Gators vs. Seminoles or Statists vs. Anarchists. It's easy to simplify and demonize everyone who lives outside your personal monkeysphere.

bluegrassg8r · Post by **bluegrassg8r** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 1:52 pm

One problem with that theory:

Mormons.

DocZaius · Post by **DocZaius** » Thu Jun 03, 2010 4:18 pm

I don't know any Mormons; therefore, I don't care about them.

G8rMom7 · Post by **G8rMom7** » Sat Jun 05, 2010 9:12 pm

Does Ayn Rand philosophies figure into that?