by Roger Bourke White Jr., copyright 2010
Selection, the Gene Pool, Four Human Lifestyles
Adaptive and Instinctive Thinking
Humans are Diverse and the Diversity is Growing
One Final Comment from Mother Nature: “If it’s good enough, it’s good enough.”
Ten Thousand Experiments Later…
Three Exceptional Human Skills
Strong Language Skill and Technology Surprises
The Benefits of Strong Language Skill
Diminishing Returns Kick In: Big Brains = Big Babies = Dead Mothers
Let’s Talk Environments
CHAPTER TWO Welcome to Neolithic Village
The Environment
The Common Features
Thinking Adaptations to This Environment
Where Neolithic Village Environment Thinking Shows Up in Modern Society
Summary
CHAPTER THREE Beauty, Brides, and Matrons
A Young Mother Needs Help
Child and Adult Thinking
Meanwhile … Back in the Village
The Reason for Seeing Beauty
Bride Thinking and Matron Thinking
The Root of All Fashion … and the Oldest Profession
How Does Beauty Affect Business?
Before We Leave the Village
CHAPTER FOUR Looking Hot to … Your Mother-in-Law?
Patriarchy and Matriarchy
Overview of the Neolithic Village Environment
The Next Stage
CHAPTER FIVE Pushing the Gene Pool in a New Direction: Adapting to Agriculture
The Agricultural Lifestyle
Leaving the Village Behind
Specifics of the Lifestyle Changes
Born Losers
Summary
CHAPTER SIX Industrial Age Thinking
The Industrial Age Lifestyle
Industrial Age Thinking
CHAPTER SEVEN Information Age Thinking
Between 1960 and 2010
CHAPTER EIGHT Instinctive Thinking in Modern Times
A Review of Instinctive and Adaptive Thinking
Neolithic Village Insider/Outsider Thinking
CHAPTER NINE The Prisoner’s Dilemma
Cooperating and Defecting
Doing Some Predicting
Effects on the Cost of the Deal
The Mutual Defection Environment
The Mutual Cooperation Environment
Choosing Between Environments
CHAPTER ELEVEN Worshipping at the Altar of the Holy Metal Detector
Executive Summary
Detailed Argument
Introduction
Attempting to Exploit False Positives
The Three Essentials of Religion
The Difference between Science and Religion
Where Science and Religion Mix
Why Does Aviation Involve Religion?
How Does Religion Express Itself in Aviation?
Why Was the Industry Blind-Sided?
Enter Hijacking and Terrorism
What Should the Aviation Industry Do?
Parameters for a Robust Faith System for Flying
Breaking the Linkage
An Example of a Cheap (and Good) Fix