Cultural evolution

... about this particular topic. Synopsis: We are commonly told that evolution has no direction in the philosophical sense. Nothing evolves into ... beings, I think we would find some universals and some "cultural" and behavioral differences. If we found a variety of universals, ...

See entire post

... Catholic and Orthodox denominations) have never had anything against evolutionary theory; it is only within the last five hundred years or so ... Might I suggest that you refrain from judging a book you haven't read? Cultural norms have probably shaped the idea for many that biblical characters ...

See entire post

... about Adam and Eve's skin color. In fact, so far as I know, the only book that mentions skin color is Psalms, poetically describing body parts. Cultural norms have probably shaped the idea for many that biblical characters shared european traits. My understanding of white-skin origin is that ...

See entire post

... ancient Greece where homosexuality was expected from most males. On the cultural/political side of things, it seems to be the current politically ... preferable doesn't matter a rat's hind end if it's correct. The evolution/creation debate is a perfect example. And since we're on the topic, ...

See entire post

... clear, what causes new families to emerge is something that only macro-evolution can begin to adress. Wich in my view is the scientific equivalent ... the same way a field ethnologist would try to strip himself of his cultural bias to better understand a foreign people. We should not be teaching ...

See entire post