A lot of humanity’s worst impulses result from evolution.

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Joseph C Lee

Hello, again, Alexander Ohnemus

Do you think that the "worst impulses" as you call them have survived because they helped/aided survival? Was it actually an advantage?

Alexander Ohnemus

Maybe I put Nuance and its sequel together here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/380427514_Kalergi_and_Hart-Cellerand_Memetics_White_Antifragility?_tp=eyJjb250ZXh0Ijp7ImZpcnN0UGFnZSI6InByb2ZpbGUiLCJwYWdlIjoicHJvZmlsZSIsInBvc2l0aW9uIjoicGFnZUNvbnRlbnQifX0