It's easier to see things clearly when we admit that we're dumb apes driven by selfish evolutionary agendas.
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what do you think are some of the major impediments to awakening to our self-destructive patterns, whether as individuals, societies, or as a species?
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That's a loaded question. I think it largely comes down to ideologies and the perceived need to have opinions in general. Our need to be "right", be it philosophically or ethically. But I could be wrong. I think
@Meaningness' descriptions of "meta-rationality" can help with this. -
are these traits that once conferred an evolutionary advantage (beings with misplaced confidence were better equipped to survive), but are now perhaps disadvantageous?
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Yes. Ability to imagine things that are not real is useful. We invented wireless communication because we had the ability to imagine such a thing before it existed. It's when we start thinking those things are real when we go off the rails.
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