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jimmystang · Post by **jimmystang** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 4:31 pm

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Post by jimmystang » Mon Jan 01, 2007 4:31 pm

anyone have a biological explanation for this win-seeking behavior?

on evolutionary terms, this individual competition doesn't exactly maximize the fitness of our species - not very altruistic.

how could we have evolved to instinctually want to win?

perhaps, it's a subconscious desire to be "special" or "unique" so that we may prove ourselves to be more fit than the rest of the population, and that our set of genes are the most valuable to homo sapiens.

that said, i win :!:

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alextemplet · Post by **alextemplet** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 5:26 pm

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Post by alextemplet » Mon Jan 01, 2007 5:26 pm

I think the biological reason is that we're bored and our over-active minds crave for something to do, so I win.

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mith · Post by **mith** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 6:36 pm

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Post by mith » Mon Jan 01, 2007 6:36 pm

Losers don't get to write the history books...or do much else since they're dead.

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Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
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AstusAleator · Post by **AstusAleator** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 12:45 am

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Post by AstusAleator » Tue Jan 02, 2007 12:45 am

I guess this means I win

kjle · Post by **kjle** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 12:50 am

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Post by kjle » Tue Jan 02, 2007 12:50 am

no it doesn't

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alextemplet · Post by **alextemplet** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 4:34 am

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Post by alextemplet » Tue Jan 02, 2007 4:34 am

Yes it does.

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kjle · Post by **kjle** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 5:43 am

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nope

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destiny · Post by **destiny** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 9:46 am

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Post by destiny » Tue Jan 02, 2007 9:46 am

The winner is me. Yeah!

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Amrik · Post by **Amrik** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 10:26 am

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Post by Amrik » Tue Jan 02, 2007 10:26 am

I win!

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alextemplet · Post by **alextemplet** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 3:58 pm

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Post by alextemplet » Tue Jan 02, 2007 3:58 pm

Pour retourner de nouveau a francais,

Je gagne!

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jimmystang · Post by **jimmystang** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 4:58 pm

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Post by jimmystang » Tue Jan 02, 2007 4:58 pm

Mais vous avez tort! Je gagne et je continuerai a gagner!

Je ne sais pas pourquoi tout le mond veut gagner... nous ne recevrons rien.

Arretez-vous, je dis, parce que je suis le meilleur
Seulment moi - je suis special...

Si vous ne parlez pas francais, vous ne pouvez pas "post" (what's the verb for this again?)

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sachin · Post by **sachin** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 5:23 pm

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Post by sachin » Tue Jan 02, 2007 5:23 pm

Je gagne et je continuerai a gagner!

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