Reminder that evo-psych ain't everything. It may be 'in our nature' to tear each-other limb from limb, but we can use reason to avoid that.
Without hands? They're pretty important too. But yes, we are. Because we evolved to be. But agree. Not 'constrained' by this - enabled.
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Evolution has no predictive power. We weren't evolved to solve quadratic equations or write essays on why the french destroyed civilization
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Of course not. I'm not sure why this is significant. It intends nothing. It still gives us the capabilities made possible by variation.
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I think this is the difference. Attitude. You feel constrained by biological body & brain whilst I marvel at what they enable us to do.
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We're free in the sense that our future actions are truly not constrained by our past experience or evolutionary history.
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It's awe-inspiring that our future actions have been enabled by our past experience and evolutionary history.
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Yes it is, but you don't give your parents credit for absolutely everything you do!
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I give them credit for my existence which enables me to do what I do. I don't regard their decision to procreate as constraining me.
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As do I. I give evolution credit for the existence of my brain. Thanks evolution!
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As I said. I don't think we disagree. I think we have different attitudes where you'd like to hear less abt the evolutionary bases...
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...of everything because you are forward-looking & more inspired by developments & outcomes than origins.
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