On Thu, 06 Jan 2011 10:00:34 -0600, "Pete C."
wrote:


Ignoramus30509 wrote:

Why is it, that some people are more resilient to stress and keep
acting rationally, whereas some others, at the first trouble, break
down completely, start getting hysterical, blame others instead of
being constructive, etc?

Think about people you would take with you to a recon mission, and
those you would not.

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Genetics.

You don't think that upbringing has anything to do with that?
If so, I strongly disagree. Both count heavily.


Contrary to the feel-good ideal of "all men created equal",
the reality is that is anything but the truth.

C'mon, Pete. That concept is supposed to be about freedom, not brain
comparison. It means that all people should be given the same
chances, not that anyone in the world can teach a quantum dynamic
course at college or engineer a new version of space shuttle.

--
A smile is the shortest distance between two people.
-- Victor Borge