Lie detection is like language there is a learning window. Telling whoppers to small children seems to be a family tradition in many families. – Keith Henson
People can undergo a sudden change of thinking and loyalties under threat of death or intense social pressure and isolation from friends and family. – Keith Henson
Evolution acts slowly. Our psychological characteristics today are those that promoted reproductive success in the ancestral environmen. – Keith Henson
People repeat behaviour that leads to flooding their brains with pleasurable chemicals. The short-term reward loop acts over hours to years, and the long-term reproductive success loop over generations. – Keith Henson