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Adam Smith, Disproved? How ants may have disproven the importance of specialization.
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matth
on Nov 20, 2008
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bdittmer
on Nov 20, 2008
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Fortunately we don't live in a collective like ants and aren't driven by biological forces to carry out tasks we were predetermined for at birth. I call bullshit.
brentr
on Nov 20, 2008
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Do you not believe you were predtermined at birth to do what you do? Your thoughts and interests drove you to your current profession.
Anon84
on Nov 20, 2008
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Your thoughts and interests were influenced by everything you saw and heard since the day you were born... regardless of your genetic makeup.
matth
on Nov 20, 2008
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You live in a collective. Your tunnels are highways, and you do in fact have a job to perform. Back to work!
astine
on Nov 20, 2008
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We are not ants.
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