Well, our basic moral intuitions are from evolution. But I don't think they're sufficient to explain morality itself.
Doesn't reason also come from a mixture of evolved nature and cultural influence? If not, where does that come from?
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Our ability to reason comes from evolution, but the knowledge we obtain from reason is not encoded into the genes.
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No, that comes from the application of the reason to things outside it.
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Where is Pythagorus' theorem? Is it 'outside'?
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You tell me.
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What is needed apart from evolved abilities and a culture to enable them for Pythagorus' theorum to exist?
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One important factor - that it be true.
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What is needed apart from evolved abilities and a culture to enable them for Pythagorus' true theorum to exist?
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Nothing else. But without understanding that Pythagorus theorem is only a thing cos it's true, you're missing out a big part of the puzzle.
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