Geoffrey MillerVerified account

I have quite a few replies like this in my mentions and I'm honestly curious... Do evopsych folks actually think their work dismantles the is/ought fallacy? Are they blind to the fact that much of what they do strengthens that fallacy?https://twitter.com/sentientist/status/1175049388881846275 …

Our explanations are not prescriptions- We’re explaining human behavior from an evolutionary perspective - not saying it’s “good”, sometimes saying it might be difficult to change. Most of us believe the best way to improve human flourishing is to understand evolved human nature.

Thank you for laying out your position so clearly. This is where the field falls down - human nature is not encoded in our DNA. By assuming that it is, your work supports biological determinism and other ideas that reduce humanity to biology.

How sure are you that “human nature is not encoded in our DNA”. 100%? 90%? 50%? Shouldn’t people be working on how to tackle problems from this very well evidenced position even if you think there is only a small chance that it’s true?

100% actually. Our bodies are the beginning, not the end of our stories. Our human-ness is not limited to biology.https://twitter.com/Keira_Havens/status/1158194018578128896?s=19 …