Category: Selfish gene
Darwinian ethics
| September 16, 2011 | Posted by David Anderson under Animal minds, Darwinism, Evolutionary psychology, Eyes Rolling, Selfish gene |
In this article in the Daily Telegraph (UK), we see some typical philosophical and cultural applications of Darwinism: People are unfaithful to their marriages Therefore, it is natural Therefore, it is right i.e. What is, is what is right. Since we are no more than nature, all that we do is thus natural – and… more
Predisposed to believe
| July 18, 2011 | Posted by David Anderson under Animal minds, Atheism, Creationism, Human evolution, Selfish gene |
Science Daily reports “A three-year international research project, directed by two academics at the University of Oxford, finds that humans have natural tendencies to believe in gods and an afterlife.” As my friend added, “This research was quite costly – they could have saved money by reading the Bible!” Link here: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/07/110714103828.htm I wonder how… more
Coffee!! Just because I don’t feel like going back to work just yet …
| March 1, 2010 | Posted by O'Leary under Darwinism, Selfish gene |
Apparently, according to an article in Current Biology, Polyandry [a girl gets married to a bunch of guys at once] can regulate the frequency of a sex-ratio-distorting meiotic driver This can prevent extinction in populations and potentially species Reduced extinction risk may help explain why polyandry is so widespread in nature I hold no brief for… more