Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids now eat this! philosopher and cognitive scientist Thomas

philosopher and cognitive scientist Thomas Metzinger argues that neuroscience’s picture of the “self” as an emergent phenomenon of our biology—and the attendant fact that the self can be manipulated and even experimentally controlled—raises novel and serious ethical questions

asking them if they are willing to fight for their country

let nothing hold you back

and even Fijian royalty

leaving with each corpse the name of someone who previously attempted to kill Queen Victoria

Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids now eat this! philosopher and cognitive scientist ThomasWe've needlessly turned parenting into an unpleasant chore. Parents invest more time and money in their kids than ever, but the shocking lesson of twin and adoption research is that upbringing is much less important than genetics in the long run. These revelations have surprising implications for how we parent and how we spend time with our kids. The big lesson: Mold your kids less and enjoy your life more. Your kids will still turn out fine. Selfish