I find it interesting that they have dreams on there but not sleep.

The altruistic one is all wrong. First of all, nothing is done for purely altruistic reasons. Hell, even in the description it said altruistic actions are done to make the person doing them feel good. That's not altruistic, that's action for self gratification.

It's a hot topic in the psychology world. I'm reading a book right now that just touched on altruism... anyway, it's hotly debated.

Personally, I want to believe we're wired for good things.

My philosophy prof at OSU made a big deal about this one day in class. Students kept trying to name altruistic acts or people and he kept shooting them down. There are no truly altruistic acts. Yes we as humans are wired for good things, but only if we benefit from it in some way.

How the heck did both of these end up on the front page at the same time without anyone calling dupe?

And who the hell EATS boogers!?! Yeah, I pick my nose, but I roll the booger between my fingers and flick it or just wipe it on the seat of my car. Ick, eating them is just gross.

My psych prof made a big deal about it, too. :)

I'm not going to go so far as to say "there are none." I think there is room for some.

But we can fight about it in PMs if you want. :)

The whole idea that nothing is done for purely altruistic reasons is, IMO, completely wrong. Maybe it does make people feel good, but then you have to ask WHY does it make the person feel good? Maybe it's because it makes them feel like they live in a society that values helping others, or maybe they believe in a sense of karma and that if they are ever down on their luck somebody will help them out.

It really doesn't matter because the fact that it makes them feel good is completely irrelevant. What matters is that a society of people who are willing to help each other will have obvious evolutionary advantages over a society of people that only look out for themselves.

Dreams are a completely mystery to me, but I did read a while ago that dreams give our minds a chance to prepare for situations. So when you dream about giving a big speech and you look down and your not wearing any clothes maybe it is your mind preparing you for the possibility that you will be completely embarrased while giving the speech. Interesting theory, although it really doesn't explain some of the weird-ass dreams I have had..

If they do it because their society looks upon it well, then they are doing it for the approval of others, not altruistic. If they are doing it because they think it will affect their "karma" and they will be rewarded later, then it is not altruistic.

As for the dream thing, what does it mean when you dream about your teeth breaking and falling out of your mouth. I have that one a lot.

Just had to respond to Blansettbabe. love dream interpretations, they are amusing ...

In the Greek culture, when you dream about loose, rotten, or missing teeth, it indicates that a family member or close friend is very sick or even near death.

According to the Chinese, there is a saying that your teeth will fall out if your are telling lies.

They have never seen and adolescent bear...or giraffe.

Telegraph re-printed NewScientist content. They are exactly the same 10 points. Where the f**k would we end up if we allowed the same story from different URLs? Content like that is copied all over the internet.
Common sense, dude. Please.