Of course you are. It's just a non-issue really. I'm not sure anyone claims knowledge itself rather than capacity to gain it is in genes
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Replying to @HPluckrose
They don't, but I think *some* of these genes vs culture debates miss out on even considering the role of knowledge.
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Replying to @christianjbdev
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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Replying to @christianjbdev
Oh. Then point out a conversation which exemplifies what you mean or recount one or make up a hypothetical one.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
For example, discussions of human behaviour sometimes gets reduced to endless nature vs nurture arguments.
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Replying to @christianjbdev @HPluckrose
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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Replying to @christianjbdev
Not enough for what? It sounds as tho you think conversations abt psychology these shld always include prescriptions abt reason & science.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
If your goal is to explain how humans actually behave, and how they can make progress, you can't ignore these things.
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Replying to @christianjbdev
I don't understand. Isn't 'science & reason = progress' something we can be committed to whilst still being very interested in psychology?
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For me, it's an assumption that underlies my ethics that I'm committed to but I still want to talk abt how ppl think & why. More interesting
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