Keith Henson Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

Keith Henson quotes and sayings page 2 (scientist). Here's quote # 11 through 20 out of the 29 we have.

“Successful cult memes induce intense social interaction behaviour between cult members. This trips the attention detectors.”

“Even small cults are a serious cost on the world economy, to victims, their families, employers, friends, and credit-card companies.”

“Humans have evolved to be exquisitely sensitive to changes in status.”

“I can't think of anyone who is up on evolutionary psychology and related areas who is deluded enough to be called a utopian.”

“Attention is the way social primates measure status. It is highly rewarding because it causes the release of brain chemicals such as dopamine and endorphins.”

“Action leads to Attention. that in the short-term releases Rewarding brain chemicals and in the long term improves reproductive success.”

“Cults, or related social movements such as the Taliban in Afghanistan, result in massive military expenses.”

“If anyone wonders why the airlines are not doing well it is because flying has been made such an unpleasant and degrading experience.”

“The drug or cult has major if not exclusive sources of brain rewards.”

“I suspect that a substantial fraction of human problems in the world today, not just cults, result from the mismatch between the current environment and the environment in which we evolved.”