tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post1983103840646114197..comments2024-03-28T09:41:15.454-05:00Comments on Deric's MindBlog: Metarepresentations explain human uniqueness.Deric Bowndshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16617204535017208765noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post-13645954796085485802012-07-10T09:06:20.176-05:002012-07-10T09:06:20.176-05:00It seems to me there is a whole cultural stance, m...It seems to me there is a whole cultural stance, more common to eastern societies, that devalues or doesn't compute "why" questions, has little use for 'understanding'. Behavior is mainly 'what is done' , defined by religious or cultural custom.Deric Bowndshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16617204535017208765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post-14058467794810039222012-07-09T22:17:31.983-05:002012-07-09T22:17:31.983-05:00Every now and then I encounter a specific kind of ...Every now and then I encounter a specific kind of comment about understanding criminal or otherwise unwanted behavior. <br /><br />It says that such behavior should not be understood or explained in any way, only punished or at least condemned. It's usually the conservatives that resort to this kind of approach.<br /><br />Could this stem from not being able to form such representation for themselves: it's completely out of question that they would do (or think about doing) such things themselves, and therefore thinking about motives and reasoning is out of question, too?Jani Miettinennoreply@blogger.com