Granting privilege to "fundamental truths" doesnt specify which ones. One of the failures of any religion is to ignore the evolutionary (and therefore social and cultural) history of human beings and how their social arrangements, when adaptive, enabled peace, cooperation and
progress. Evolution tells us that militant autonomy guided by n…
Granting privilege to "fundamental truths" doesnt specify which ones. One of the failures of any religion is to ignore the evolutionary (and therefore social and cultural) history of human beings and how their social arrangements, when adaptive, enabled peace, cooperation and
progress. Evolution tells us that militant autonomy guided by nonscientific ideology leads to
not just authoritarian religion but to the strident assertion of personal autonomy, including
selection of one's gender. Natural selection in our simian and sapiens precursors weeded out
practices that were dangarous, such as incest. Over the eons the balance between social
consciousness and autonomy was adjusted in order to allow both as needed. What has happened to day is the assertion of privilege over social relationships and adaptive
practices that minimized irresponsible behavior in the community. Today's strident and irrational self important threatens social relationships in major dangerous and maladaptive ways that are socially disruptive and evolutionarily maladaptive. Understanding evolution and the still present pressures it exerts is urgent. Biological forces never disappear. We need to heed the practices that promote social responsibility, not individual authority that can
Granting privilege to "fundamental truths" doesnt specify which ones. One of the failures of any religion is to ignore the evolutionary (and therefore social and cultural) history of human beings and how their social arrangements, when adaptive, enabled peace, cooperation and
progress. Evolution tells us that militant autonomy guided by nonscientific ideology leads to
not just authoritarian religion but to the strident assertion of personal autonomy, including
selection of one's gender. Natural selection in our simian and sapiens precursors weeded out
practices that were dangarous, such as incest. Over the eons the balance between social
consciousness and autonomy was adjusted in order to allow both as needed. What has happened to day is the assertion of privilege over social relationships and adaptive
practices that minimized irresponsible behavior in the community. Today's strident and irrational self important threatens social relationships in major dangerous and maladaptive ways that are socially disruptive and evolutionarily maladaptive. Understanding evolution and the still present pressures it exerts is urgent. Biological forces never disappear. We need to heed the practices that promote social responsibility, not individual authority that can
allow mischief and anti social behavior.