Critical Thinking Blog Assignment # 7

Einstein and his discoveries on the scientific rule for time amaze me, including reading “Einstein Dreams,” about living within the moment.  In our society we tend to worry about the past and the future more often than we think about the present moment. When learning about time, time is based on the moment and life is unpredictable. We base happiness from our past and what we believe can happen in the the future rather than focusing the happiness that exits in the present. In the book, “Einstein Dreams,” the example in the book states, “Consider a world in which cause and effect are erratic” (29). It is true how life is unpredictable and how people focus on the past and the future, which none can be controlled or those moments replaced. In fact, we can only control the time during the present moment.  It is amazing how Einstein has opened my eyes to view life by understanding the scientific rule for time and learning to live and appreciate what happens in the present.

Understanding the overall ideals outlined in chapter, 3 May 1905,  I see that life should be more open and “Consider a world in which cause and effect are erratic.” Einstein has inspired the world to focus on the present moment because it can determine our past and future. If people can live a life as an artist, just maybe people can find true happiness by living a life that is unpredictable. For example, in the book “Einstein Dreams,” a young lady sits at a garden daily without searching for a lover. The young lady was just enjoying the beauty of nature until one day she meets a man without searching for love and now lives a fairytale dream. This example proves that the beauty of life is erratic. Also, one sees that by living within the moment it can be the best way to enjoy time as it is and there is no regret by living within the present.

Assignment #6

In my research paper, I want to explore Evolutionary Psychology and everyday life, specifically the theme of Altruism and Cooperation being critical to our success as a society, and where the theory of Darwinism is so pervasive. In the book “Living with Our Genes “by Dean Hamer and Peter Copeland it is about the psychology of “emotional instinct and the genetic roots of personality.” Chapter one explains the “mental, emotional, social and physical character” of a person and the behavior of that person is taught and learned by the parent’s actions. Your behavior determines how you interact with others, the way you socialize, the rules you believe in, and the emotion you express. These traits determine the person you are in a community. Personality is the link to the selfish gene and it is why people are influenced to behave a certain way. Personality is what makes a society and certain habits impact human behavior.

 In “Living with Our Genes “by Dean Hamer and Peter Copeland explains that our inherent genes are based on the merger of two people, our parents and in some capacity, we have inherent traits from them that can impact our personalities. Nonetheless, people can also learn from anyone they surround themselves with and can learn social norms from the rules that are directed from the behavioral patterns that are influenced in groups and a culture.

The second research paper I examined, “In the Exaggerated moral claim of evolutionary psychologist” by Moses L. Pava, the article explains how people are built to think logically and use their intuition to make a decision to choose the best course of action. This ability to make such a choice is known to be a deliberate act, which allows a person to think carefully before making an irrational decision. Therefore, people have a natural instinct to look after themselves. In the article, it gives an example of a trolley and five men. “Assume you realized a lever that you can pull that would change the direction of the trolley to another track, where there is only one man working on the other track. What would you do?” Sadly, logically your actions would save the five men rather saving just one. 

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