Tag: evolution
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Traditional values as the worst evolutionary instincts
Humans worship their instincts as if they were moral laws. They call them traditions. They call them values. But many of them are nothing more than prehistoric impulses dressed as ethics. What once helped a tribe survive now keeps humanity divided, violent, and blind. The worst part is that we glorify our weaknesses and call…
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The cognitive limits of democracy
Democracy was built on a dream. It promised collective wisdom, shared power, and the rule of reason over passion. Yet what if that dream was never realistic? What if the very structure of democracy asks too much of the human brain? Modern civilization demands that millions of people make informed choices about problems too vast…
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How religion hijacked human evolution
Religion did not just emerge from human evolution. It hijacked it.Belief systems captured the very instincts that helped humanity survive and redirected them toward submission, hierarchy, and guilt. The result was a civilization ruled not by reason but by fear. What began as a coping mechanism became the most powerful parasite in human history. The…
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The psychology of nationalism and patriotism
Nationalism and patriotism look alike at first glance. Both are forms of loyalty to a collective. Both stir emotion, shape politics, and influence moral decisions. However, they differ in tone and intent. Patriotism is personal affection for a country—an attachment to its culture, people, and values. By contrast, nationalism transforms that attachment into a political…
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How can science know? Here’s everything you need to know
People have always asked what is true. But few stop to ask how we know. Science stands alone. It does not claim truth from tradition, divinity, or emotion, it demands evidence. It survives through failure. And it grows by refining its own mistakes. Knowing is not magic. It is a method. Primitive knowing – survival…
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Does arguing with priests make sense?
I have an opportunity to have talks with one Roman Catholic priest and then two Evangelical ones. Does arguing with them really make sense? I cannot persuade them to stop believing in God, and since I am a rationally inclined person, there is a very slim chance they can persuade me (but it is still…
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Convincing to be atheist? IQ and fallacies prevail
People often assume that religious belief disappears once intelligence rises. They imagine that with enough education, reading, and logic, belief simply crumbles. But this illusion collapses the moment you meet a religious scholar. Or a spiritual software engineer. Or a theistic philosopher. Suddenly, it becomes obvious: intelligence does not prevent belief. In fact, it often…
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American Dream dissected
The American Dream is not about freedom, fairness, or moral brilliance. It is about evolutionary instinct. More precisely, it is about joining the most dominant, well-fed, well-armed, and globally influential tribe in the modern human ecosystem. From an evolutionary standpoint, people do not migrate toward justice—they migrate toward dominance. The American Dream is not a…
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How can science make you antisocial?
Science does not make you antisocial because of politics. Nor is it because of adulation among scholars, corrupt academia, or the power games described in my article on academic clientelism and academic-political incest. That is a different disease. The real cause is far more profound—and far more disturbing. It lies in what science actually reveals.…
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Dystopia: People don’t do things because of morality
Well-read people are fully aware that people do things because of resources (in today’s society: money, stocks, cars, and so on) and not morality. Of course, we have complex submissive-dominant relationships, which may be based on morality (for example, paramedics), and people promote which relationships should exist (for example, the police, firefighters), but people don’t…