Well, many of the religious differences between cultures are due to fashion and memes and stuff, not genuine knowledge about the world.
Yes, we always have. That evo psych book on leadership covers this. Having knowledge improves status & largely explains mansplaining.
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Misses the point rather. Knowledge is useful because it helps us make progress and get things done.
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Yes but people always thought that. But I agree with you that what we both understand to be genuine knowledge actually does that!
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You said using your sense of reason, not cos of some deep evo-psych urge to appreciate mansplainers.
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Yes, I agree with you. Of course I do. I just not as sure of the progressive thing as you where this is going to get more popular & better.
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Good ideas tend to win out over the long run. Simply cos they work better.
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I don't think this is supported by the evidence. But there hasn't been time to test it yet. I hope you're right.
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The whole history of human progress is evidence of that proposition.
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No, it's not. Civilisations go backwards and forwards when it comes to reason & science. Greeks doing well, then bang, Christianity.
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The wish to show oneself to have knowledge & compete with other men to demonstrate it, get status for it, win women, have babies.
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