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Maps are useful Some maps are more accurate than others The mistake is throwing out the concept of maps The task at hand is to draw a True(r) Map
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What's the evolutionary psych explanation for why every human group, tribe and civilization, in all ages and climates, develops religion? A universal delusion is a pretty inefficient and counterintuitive way to maximize reproductive fitness
I think I agree that task involves being willing to admit where the old maps were wrong, though the question is interesting (there's really cool neo-Girardian stuff around control of mimetic violence!) but the thread doesn't really seem interested in an answer
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