Whats Wrong With Evolution.ppt

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Infidelity — It May Be in Our Genes

“By studying how the process of natural selection shaped the mind, evolutionary psychologists are painting a new portrait of human nature, with fresh detail about the feelings and thoughts that draw us into marriage—or push us out. . . .

How can evolutionary psychologists be so sure? In part, their faith rests on the whole data base of evolutionary biology. . . .

The danger is that people will . . . react to the new knowledge by surrendering to ‘natural’ impulses, as if what’s ‘in our genes’ were beyond reach of self-control. They may even conveniently assume that what is ‘natural’ is good. . . .

George Williams, whose 1966 book Adaptation and Natural Selection helped dispel the once popular idea that evolution often works for ‘the good of the group,’ has even taken to calling natural selection ‘evil’ and ‘the enemy.‘ The moral life, in his view, consists largely of battling human nature. . . .”

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What’s wrong with Evolution

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