Evolution can explain the similarities in moral behaviour between societies, but can it explain the differences? And the diffs are big.
Societies which value knowledge and science and reason do better but not much culture is built around it.
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Isn't science part of culture? And have we not built our societies using the fruits of science and technology?
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Its part of society. Culture? No. Subcultures might be formed around it. Most ppl probably think or talk abt it seldom whilst benefitting.
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Science is a human activity, so in that sense I'm including it as part of culture.
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Yes, it could well be a part of culture among those humans who do it or read abt it or watch things abt it for pleasure or profit.
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Gah. It's not just about being a scientist. We have a knowledge economy in which people are rewarded for knowing 'stuff' & ability to reason
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e.g. if you work in history you're rewarded for your genuine knowledge of that field and ability to reason about that knowledge.
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Yes and in other places & times, ppl with knowledge of gods, magic & alchemy were valued.
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'We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science &technology, in which hardly any1 knows anything abt science & technology' Carl Sagan
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Don't Sagan me.
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We're not all scientists no, but we do have a culture which values science, as well as reason and evidence. (We could do better!)
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I think we do to a certain extent. The word 'reason' & 'reasonable' became positive terms gradually in the modern period which is telling.
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