Can a molecule make us moral?
http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/27/opinion/zak-moral-molecule/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
The author seems very sure of himself, but without doing a bunch of reading I can’t tell if it is justified or not. I think the article is worth a read and while I do believe we are the sum of our interacting parts, I don’t think anything is as simple as he makes out. Just like genes are not destiny, I doubt one single brain chemical can possibly have total control over our actions. High levels might predispose you toward (or against) certain behaviors, but I think there are way too many non-linear feedback mechanisms to allow for any sort of absolute prediction.
