Category Archives: Evolution

Why Are Ashley St. Clair & Grimes Creating Drama Online Over Elon Musk? (2-21-25)

Philosopher Michael Huemer writes: There’s a stereotype held by men that “women are crazy”, and a stereotype held by women that “men are jerks”. 2.1. What are jerks? I think it mostly means people who are overly self-centered. They think … Continue reading

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The Myth Of Morality

Richard Joyce writes in this 2007 book: * We have evolved to categorize aspects of the world using moral concepts. Natural selection has provided us with a tendency to invest the world with values that it does not contain, demands … Continue reading

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The Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology (2005)

Here are some highlights: * Consider “stranger anxiety” as a candidate psychological adaptation. Its function is to motivate the infant to recoil from potentially dangerous humans and to maintain close proximity to caregivers, thereby avoiding hazards that strangers might pose. … Continue reading

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Darwin

Frederick Crews writes in 2001: * Darwin’s contemporaries saw at once what a heavy blow he was striking against piety. His theory entailed the inference that we are here today not because God reciprocates our love, forgives our sins, and … Continue reading

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‘Upward-thrusting buildings ejaculating into the sky’ – Why do cities have to be so sexist?

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