I'm actually a big fan of 'cultural' explanations. Just not in the way that the term is usually applied. https://twitter.com/primalpoly/status/871135816688336896 …
Maybe point out to me next time you see a conversation abt evolution in which it wld have been helpful to point out knowledge isn't genetic.
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That's not the problem.
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Oh. Then point out a conversation which exemplifies what you mean or recount one or make up a hypothetical one.
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For example, discussions of human behaviour sometimes gets reduced to endless nature vs nurture arguments.
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And that's fair enough when you talk about things like intelligence or, I dunno jealousy, but these attributes are not enough, in themselves
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to actually account for the full range of what humans actually do. They can't explain technological progress for instance.
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No. Psychology doesn't account fully for technological advances but can't people still make psychology the topic under discussion?
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Sure, you can choose to restrict your study to any subset, and you may not wish to study reason. But don't forget it exists.
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That's what I need an example of, I think. The attitude that makes you think ppl discussing evo psych have forgotten reason & science exist.
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