re: #172 wrenchwench

‘Hard wired’ is not a term with any basis in biology. ‘Education and culture’ are a less physical way (than say, militarism) to control a population. Prevailing theories are prevailing theories, sometimes more, but not always.

It is a descriptive term. We evolved in small groups where we knew and recognized everyone, and any outsider was a potential threat. We are learning to overcome that, but that gut reaction is still present in a lot of people.