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mopinko

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8. i read a book a long time ago
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 05:44 PM
5 hrs ago

‘the moral animal’ by steven wright. a layman’s intro to evolutionary psychology.
he uses darwin’s life to illustrate many of his points. like the difference btn his reaction to losing a very young child and losing a young adult son. that nearly killed him.
havent looked at humans the same since.

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I just found my kindred spirit. RandySF 5 hrs ago #1
A brilliant scientist who truly understood life at multiple levels. Intractable 5 hrs ago #2
He is a monumental figure to all of us science-loving types! It's hard to see him as flawed/human. CaliforniaPeggy 5 hrs ago #3
Charles Darwin is my Spirt Animal. FalloutShelter 5 hrs ago #4
He absolutely hated barnacles! canetoad 5 hrs ago #5
I like barnacles and pretty much anything that doesn't infest me or my house. thought crime 3 hrs ago #21
I wonder if he ever tried a chili dog with cole slaw Mysterian 5 hrs ago #6
Interesting. If you go further down the Bluesky account you cite, there is a reference to the origin of those quotes. xocetaceans 5 hrs ago #7
Great quote: calimary 3 hrs ago #14
In short, Darwin had just about enough of HMS Beagle. paleotn 3 hrs ago #17
i read a book a long time ago mopinko 5 hrs ago #8
Well, I certainly have days like that... hlthe2b 4 hrs ago #9
I have failed to realize that UpInArms 4 hrs ago #10
I am torn between thinking this is funny, incredibly meaningful, or very sad. senseandsensibility 4 hrs ago #11
Ditto. And so well said. I would not have been able to express KPN 3 hrs ago #13
That's kind of you to say. senseandsensibility 3 hrs ago #16
He really realized how stupid people actually are. twodogsbarking 3 hrs ago #12
As George Carlin said, you take the average guy, you must realise that half the world is stupider than him. Swede 3 hrs ago #19
Not to worry, Charles We have the movie "Melania" chouchou 3 hrs ago #15
The world is too much with us; late and soon, Swede 3 hrs ago #18
Charles Darwin held deep scientific contempt for Louis Agassiz, and Agassiz hated Darwin Brother Buzz 3 hrs ago #20
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