RE: Tooth Fairy Bullshit
January 24, 2017 at 2:32 pm
(This post was last modified: January 24, 2017 at 2:33 pm by Neo-Scholastic.)
(January 23, 2017 at 8:44 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: Regarding descent from Khan, you're making two errors there: First, you're assuming that traits such as brutality and suchlike are genetic, when the overwhelming opinion among behavioral psychologists is that human behavior is a complex interaction between genetics and environment, wherein the proportions of each influence are usually uncertain. Your second error is in assuming that .5% of the male population is enough support for your point that such behavior demonstrates fitness. Even if it is entirely genetic (which is doubtful in the extreme), the fact is that we humans structure our society to contain such behavioral impulses in order to minimize the harm they cause.
First, I’m only saying that 0.5% of men carry the genes of Genghis Kahn. As such, the violent reproductive strategy of a Genghis Kahn was an effective way to produce offspring. Second, human nature includes the potential for both inhumane violence (Kahn) and courageous compassion (Bonheoffer). Culture, up-bringing and personal choice determine which nature will be expressed. I don’t believe any of that is controversial. Perhaps those two notions could serve as an area of broad agreement.
(January 24, 2017 at 2:24 pm)ApeNotKillApe Wrote: Arguments are not evidence, no matter how compelling.
Do you have any evidence to support that statement?