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Aug 30, 2009 18:34

Another rather strange idea from evolutionary psychology: a couple of scientists suggest an evolutionary advantage to depression. That it helps us think analytically, encouraging us to withdraw and obsess when faced with difficult social problems.

My own experience makes it very difficult to accept that it has anything other than a catastrophic ( Read more... )

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strangedave September 2 2009, 05:39:41 UTC
Chris Lawson at the Talking Squid gives us a nice parody of the original article
http://www.talkingsquid.net/archives/915

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kateorman September 3 2009, 00:43:39 UTC
he he he he he >:)

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