tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15533765.post114744921837833754..comments2023-10-14T05:49:38.329-04:00Comments on blah blah blah: Guns and AggressionJ.Knechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06530816463287564837noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15533765.post-1147711857728918882006-05-15T12:50:00.000-04:002006-05-15T12:50:00.000-04:00I think you're onto something. A gun is a symboli...I think you're onto something. A gun is a symbolic, not to mention very powerful, weapon. It's the preferred method for killing these days, and it's a symbol of dominance, not unlike a sports car at the red light, or a Hummer or what have you. I would tend to think that today a spear or slingshot would be an inadequate, and definitely not dominant, choice, and therefore I think it would be unlikely that a man would react the same way to them.J.Knechthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06530816463287564837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15533765.post-1147467235039764052006-05-12T16:53:00.000-04:002006-05-12T16:53:00.000-04:00Seriously, this is really interesting. I wonder i...Seriously, this is really interesting. I wonder if testosterone would spike with any weapon, or if guns are such a cultural icon that it is our imaginations spiking the testosterone rather than the actual weapon itself. I wonder if the same phenomonon would be seen if you gave somebody a spear or a slingshot...<BR/><BR/>adamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15533765.post-1147466528759436702006-05-12T16:42:00.000-04:002006-05-12T16:42:00.000-04:00F1r5t p0st! Doobies make me want to burn my neigh...F1r5t p0st! Doobies make me want to burn my neighbor's house down... with hotsauce!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com