AnubisSight Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 Anyone? Anywhere? Is this a little odd? PNAS-2017-Marsh-1705853114.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 Is what a little odd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnubisSight Posted August 27, 2017 Author Share Posted August 27, 2017 Read PDF... At least the abstract. Also, off topic, I just joined. I cannot edit my profile. Any reason why? I get an error. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansont Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 ! Moderator Note Please check our guidelines. rule 2.7 says, in part, "members should be able to participate in the discussion without clicking any links or watching any videos." IOW, being the discussion here. Posting an abstract is consistent with fair use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnubisSight Posted August 27, 2017 Author Share Posted August 27, 2017 Thank you Mod. Sorry about that. Oxytocin-enforced norm compliance reduces xenophobic outgroup rejection Nina Marsh German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Helmholtz Association, 53175 Bonn, Germany Edited by Bruce S. McEwen, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, and approved July 10, 2017 (received for review April 7, 2017) Never before have individuals had to adapt to social environments defined by such magnitudes of ethnic diversity and cultural differ- entiation. However, neurobiological evidence informing about strate- gies to reduce xenophobic sentiment and foster altruistic cooperation with outsiders is scarce. In a series of experiments settled in the context of the current refugee crisis, we tested the propensity of 183 Caucasian participants to make donations to people in need, half of whom were refugees (outgroup) and half of whom were natives (ingroup). Participants scoring low on xenophobic attitudes exhibited an altruistic preference for the outgroup, which further increased after nasal delivery of the neuropeptide oxytocin. In contrast, participants with higher levels of xenophobia generally failed to exhibit enhanced altruism toward the outgroup. This tendency was only countered by pairing oxytocin with peer-derived altruistic norms, resulting in a 74% increase in refugee-directed donations. Collectively, these findings reveal the underlying sociobiological conditions associated with outgroup-directed altruism by showing that charitable social cues co- occurring with enhanced activity of the oxytocin system reduce the effects of xenophobia by facilitating prosocial behavior toward refugees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 20 minutes ago, AnubisSight said: Is this a little odd? Doesn't seem terribly surprising, based on the little I know of oxytocin. Quote Oxytocin is typically remembered for the effect it has on prosocial behaviors, such as its role in facilitating trust and attachment between individuals. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxytocin#Fear_and_anxiety Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnubisSight Posted August 27, 2017 Author Share Posted August 27, 2017 You think it not odd that they speak of forced acceptance of others with the use of this drug? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 5 minutes ago, AnubisSight said: You think it not odd that they speak of forced acceptance of others with the use of this drug? Do they? Where does it say that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area54 Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 19 minutes ago, Strange said: Do they? Where does it say that? Perhaps AnubisSight is not a native English speaker. In that case they could have misinterpreted the reference to enforcement in the paper's title: "Oxytocin-enforced norm compliance reduces xenophobic outgroup rejection". Is that what you were thinking about AnubisSight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 Ah, well spotted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnubisSight Posted August 29, 2017 Author Share Posted August 29, 2017 Sorry. This site would not allow me to reply or message anyone for 24 hours. I assume it is due to my account being brand new. I am well versed in the English language. That being said, I can read into this pfd and understand the meaning of it. This, in more ways than one, is speaking of forced acceptance by use of chemical. If you can read this paper and say that, that isnt said, well.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 24 minutes ago, AnubisSight said: This, in more ways than one, is speaking of forced acceptance by use of chemical. I I'm not sure what you mean by "forced acceptance". It seems to be a paper on the way oxytocin affects people's attitudes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnubisSight Posted August 29, 2017 Author Share Posted August 29, 2017 Yes, that it is. However, in conjunction with the same authors and organizations, speaks volumes. Remember, additives have been used to create reality and form docile subjects for over 1000 years. Too many people look at the now and not the then or the after. If we only look at the now, we never get the whole story. Looking ahead is a gift that too many people never worry about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 3 minutes ago, AnubisSight said: Remember, additives have been used to create reality and form docile subjects for over 1000 years. Really? Citation needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnubisSight Posted August 29, 2017 Author Share Posted August 29, 2017 Most recently, with real documents to back it, the real Nazis. Haven't you ever looked for something yourself? That is the problem with schools. All they do it teach people how to look something up in a book and not think for themselves. Remember who writes the books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticore Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 On 27/08/2017 at 2:20 PM, AnubisSight said: Oxytocin-enforced norm compliance reduces xenophobic outgroup rejection. This does not say that taking of oxytocin is enforced. It says (quite plainly) that oxytocin enforces a particular type of behaviour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnubisSight Posted August 29, 2017 Author Share Posted August 29, 2017 I never said that the taking of said chemical is enforced. I have read the whole paper. I think you are misunderstanding my stance here. There are many UN papers talking about forced acceptance of refugees and what can be done to make people accept them more. Please read the article! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticore Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 So where is your problem with the paper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daecon Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 (edited) So are you implying that taking Oxytocin is being encouraged in order to make people more accepting of refugees and other such groups of people? Edited August 29, 2017 by Daecon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 1 hour ago, AnubisSight said: Most recently, with real documents to back it, the real Nazis. Then it should be easy for you to provide the required evidence. 57 minutes ago, AnubisSight said: There are many UN papers talking about forced acceptance of refugees and what can be done to make people accept them more. Citation needed. 58 minutes ago, AnubisSight said: Please read the article! Yep. Done that. You are still not making much sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnubisSight Posted August 29, 2017 Author Share Posted August 29, 2017 OK. 55 minutes ago, Manticore said: So where is your problem with the paper? Did I say I had one? 37 minutes ago, Daecon said: So are you implying that taking Oxytocin is being encouraged in order to make people more accepting of refugees and other such groups of people? I am not, they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticore Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 2 minutes ago, AnubisSight said: OK. Did I say I had one? I am not, they are. If you don't have a problem with it, then why are you bothering to start a thread about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnubisSight Posted August 29, 2017 Author Share Posted August 29, 2017 Why do we bother to do anything? Why even think at all? Why ask? Does one need to have a problem with something to justify talking about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticore Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Your original post says: On 27/08/2017 at 1:59 PM, AnubisSight said: Anyone? Anywhere? Is this a little odd? So I assume you find something strange about it and want answers - well, the answer is no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnubisSight Posted August 29, 2017 Author Share Posted August 29, 2017 That is your answer. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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