tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004780183194129162.post8743354720752174276..comments2023-11-02T07:02:32.798-05:00Comments on Welcome to WOTM Watchdog!: Absolute Proof God Exists -- Part TwoFormer Follierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14057992409285178279noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004780183194129162.post-12187732106176294312007-09-18T10:07:00.000-05:002007-09-18T10:07:00.000-05:00When the bridge went down near their studios, I re...When the bridge went down near their studios, I remember them hammering into people that if you believe in evolution, you should revel in the fact that you've got less competition now.<BR/><BR/>Evolution does not care about the individual. For all we know, one of the people who died might have carried a mutation that would have later saved him from a pandemic, thus boosting the survival chances of our race.<BR/><BR/>About Boxershort's comment; I actually disagree on the point that we're genetically hardwired to be aggressive towards outsider communities. How would this make sense? Genetic diversity is what got us here. I can see the early ancestors benefitting from this behaviour though... I've never delved into this subject and will have to do some reading, this was but a gut reaction.<BR/><BR/>As a survival method for a meme (such as a religion or belief system), though, outward hostility is an excellent vessel and container.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004780183194129162.post-53608261969688395252007-09-11T16:20:00.000-05:002007-09-11T16:20:00.000-05:00Todd is also fond of saying the concept of moralit...Todd is also fond of saying the concept of morality is counter-evolutionary, which is demonstrably absurd. Morality can be understood in terms of evolutionary principles. We are social creatures, after all; we all do better when we cooperate. In fact, our very survival is dependent on our cooperation within our communities -- Truly self-sufficient human beings are negligibly rare. Thus, our ancestors who were genetically predisposed to help and work with their neighbors were more likely to survive and successfully reproduce than those that weren't. It really comes as no surprise that we evolved a conscience. Unfortunately, we're also genetically hardwired to be aggressive and hostile towards outsider communities -- That was a survival benefit as well for our early ancestors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com