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- txvagabond...
It means so much more. to lean towards kindness, compassion, generosity, tolerance, understanding and forgiveness, in a world that increasingly mocks these virtues is a nod to our evolved nature.... - shehrose...
Much clearer, though I’m just quoting you with the “best fit” part, hence my confusion. And I would add that Darwin’s 5th edition change in response to Herbert Spencer’s commentary (“survival of the fittest”) only has to do with reproductive fitness. Not all kinds of fitness.... - elery...
Evolution or Extinction
Today is Charles Darwin's birthday. It has me thinking about his core idea of "survival of the fittest" and how the concept is frequently misused in business. Fittest does not mean strength. It means the most resilient and adaptable in a particular environment or ecosystem.... What evolutionary / game-theoretic arguments could we prepare, in order to convince the super-intelligent AIs to keep humans around? An argument such as "treating humans with benevolence from the start will increase your chances of interstellar existence".... Read the full post- onlooks like I've been wrong and spreading misinformation about the disproven "triune brain theory"by
thanks, yeah i agree this physical membrane thing is often lost in discussions of "collective intelligence" in the integrally oriented community, despite Ken Wilber directly addressing it a few times in various essays.... looks like I've been wrong and spreading misinformation about the disproven "triune brain theory"
The final—and most important—problem with this mistaken view is the implication that anatomical evolution proceeds in the same fashion as geological strata, with new layers added over existing ones. Instead, much evolutionary change consists of transforming existing parts.... For me personally, I felt this having kids. I could think about having a common ancestor with a banana (50% of our DNA is the same) but I couldn't feel it. Now I feel it.... I've also thought about this and seen similar things. I think sexuality is extremely deeply tied into all our machinery because of evolution, so I'm sure you can find examples of all sorts of complex configurations.... Awesome, thanks for pointing me to both exaptation and this Kauffman book. Man there's a lot in exaptation; I'm in a cafe right now that used to be a filling station/garage and I love the garage doors that they can open and close to bring in the outside world when the weather is... - annabeth...
I'm also loving this as an interpretation for "the meek shall inherit the earth" as well as an optimistic explination of why autism is on the rise. What if this is what true evolution looks like?
Point: Humans are largely monogamous; it’s instinctual Counterpoint: How would we know if its cultural versus biological versus systemic versus psychological per person/family?... the line kinda blurs when you consider adaptation happens in three generations, especially if the environment lasts three generations…