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While we should be evolving as a species there seems to be a definite resistance to thinking people, people that those who do not want to think, seem to have an issue with.

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SnowyOwl 8 May 14
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We are tribal. We have not evolved beyond that yet. In many cases, the social and familial scripting/pressure to believe as does the tribe is stronger than the need to recognize truth.

Eschew the royal we, please. My immediate family includes many rebels.

My gfather told my father, “Tailoring is good enough for me; it’s good enough for you.” My father was a grocer all his life.

My older sister was the first, and not the last, to quit Catholicism.

My mother said I was going to college cuz I was too lazy to get a job. I had not yet taken the course that would give me a career in computers.

My younger sister had two teen daughters when she started college. She graduated summa cum laude.

My youngest brother and his gfriend lived in sin for 30 years before they married.

@yvilletom It was not “royal”; it was collective, meaning all humans. It WAS qualified with “many”, to indicate not “ALL”. Why you took it personally escapes me.

@MsKathleen I googled “what is the royal we”.and got…the use of “we” instead of “I” by an individual person, as traditionally used by a sovereign.
"I'm using the royal “we” here as I actually did all of this myself"

You could have more honestly written “I am tribal. I have not evolved beyond….” If you wish, block me.

@yvilletom what ARE you drinking/smoking/taking?

@MsKathleen I'm on cold cocoa and half an English muffin with margarine and crunchy peanut butter. (grin)
I'm untribal enough to say that Descartes and others who don't feel only half are.
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Level 8

Pascal didn't feel; he only half was.

Or arguably less-than-half was.

Don't be putting Des Carte before De Horse.

@SnowyOwl Bingo. Pascal wagered. Descartes half was.
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Level 10

I firmly believe that as a species we reached peak evolution a couple of decades ago, sometime around the end of the 20th century. Sadly, we appear now to be going into reverse evolution…or regression.

Is it our 'species' or our culture? Cultures evolve as well. I just made a post about a loong report in the Atlantic which compared our age to the age of the building of the tower of Babel. Don't know if you can get this but it's worth a read (just not before bedtime).
[theatlantic.com]

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Level 7

Technically, we (or anything else) isn't necessarily evolving at all. Evolution isn't a destination its simply survival of those that can best adapt. The majority of humans live fairly comfortable lives so unless some new environmental challenge occurs we may not do any further evolution. Sharks, for example, haven't changed much in many millions of years because they're perfectly adapted to their environment.

@Matias H. sapiens? S - L - O - W!

Compare with viruses and more.
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Level 9

evolving doesn't imply improvement, only adapting to the environment. cognitively our environment is a bit silly and conflicted with better sense all too often. keeping my expectations low. my opinion.

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