Does this question make any sense at all? Given what the brain is? https://twitter.com/_attlee/status/906698825611354113 …
I think it is motivated by proving a philosophical point rather than denying evolution. That evo-psych is ad-hoc & therefore not scientific.
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Mm hmm...it's a vague enough argument it can be applied to literally anything. One can always say "such and such may have been a by product"
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Maybe the ability to make tools was a side-effect of evolutionary pressure for building little sculptures to impress potential mates! Etc.
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Stupid hypotheticals.
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The fact is, that kind of "argument" is what breaks from scientific method: if you think X is a spandrel, put forth a specific prediction /1
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that would be true if X were a spandrel and false if it were not, and then test that prediction. That's how you do science.... /2
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You do NOT just go around saying "but what if this? You haven't convinced me not to believe THIS?" That's both non-scientific and just lazy
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That's a good way to pinpoint the problem I am having with this. It seems empty & meaningless.
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