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...essay "Science and Original Sin," Robert Wright puts forth as scientific fact a genetically based theory of psychological egoism. It is a weird piece of dogma. Although no sane person would deny that we humans harbor some pretty horrible tendencies and that these have some genetic basis, it does not follow that we are biologically driven to commit the seven deadly sins or that when moved by compassion, "we are in some Darwinian sense 'misusing' our equipment of reciprocal altruism ... into (unconsciously) thinking that the victims of famine are right next door and might someday reciprocate." I believe that there...
...wanted a candidate who demonstrated sensitivity to students and student's needs and [balanced] that with faculty and administrative needs," said Wright-Swadel...
After Herschbach left, a selection committee chaired by William Wright-Swadel, director of the Office of Career Services, was appointed to find her replacement...
...fair and The Crimson's recent collaboration with OCS to produce the newly designed Guide to On-Campus Recruiting, '96-'97. We hope that wherever collaborative combinations arise in the future, they will be given a chance to flourish. --Dana M. Curtis Assistant Director, Office of Career Services --Bill Wright-Swadel Director, Office of Career Services
...claims that "as a story of creation, the book of Genesis long, long ago crumbled under the weight of science," writer Robert Wright displays a puzzling selectivity in then declaring that "the Christian doctrine of original sin makes more sense as evolutionary psychologists learn more about why people do bad things." If Genesis has even a smidgen of relevance in helping us grasp the concept of original sin, why are the scientifically enlightened so adamant that Genesis' assertions regarding origins in general are unreliable? TIM CALLAWAY Calgary, Canada...