Tag: evolutionary psychology
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Theory of mind and God: deists vs. scientists
Isaac Newton died with firm conviction that there is God given complexity or world and universe. But he had lived hundreds years before we had the scientific fact that we see complexities as bias because of our Theory of mind. So what is the fight about Theory of mind and God, and respective camps of…
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Getting rid of religion in the US? Atheism must prevail
Being an agnostic or atheist in the US can be a tough job. As a person nurtured in the Czech culture, I am stunned listening to songs and reading comments in a manner like this: “We will meet again!” “God lent us this person, now he or she is with him for eternity!” For sane…
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How evolution shapes science
Human evolution shaped how we share, think, and process information. These traits limit and guide scientific creation and understanding. The ways we communicate, think, and act directly influence academic methods and discoveries. Cultural habits within academia also reflect our evolutionary past. Humans evolved to share information for survival. We use language to pass knowledge efficiently.…
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Why are wars? Let’s simplify it
The world peace is often deemed as unrealistic. But if the world’s citizens weren’t the sheep, stood up and show the politicians that they can and will control them, there would be peace. Let’s stop this with the famous claim “The biggest problem in politics is the stupidity of people” made by Helmut Schmidt. But…
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The fourth wave of feminism: Enemy of science?
Fourth-wave feminism emerged around 2012. It focuses on issues like sexual harassment, body image, and intersectionality. Activists use social media as a key tool. Platforms like X (Twitter) and Instagram amplify voices. Online campaigns such as #MeToo raised awareness globally. The movement fights against systemic problems. These include workplace harassment, rape culture, and gender inequality.…
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Emotions in politics as a scourge. Let’s bring rationality
Emotions in politics bring nothing but destruction, completely destroying the political process, with voters relying on their prehistoric instincts rather than rationally analyzing, being devoid of cognitive biases, fallacies, and formal fallacies. They don’t want to work with information, being completely devoid of emotions, with the precision of a scientist where the rational core wins.…
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Wikipedia through evolutionary psychology perspective
“Wikipedia is a free, online encyclopedia created and maintained by a community of volunteers, known as Wikipedians. It operates as a collaborative platform where users can write, edit, and update articles on a wide range of topics. It follows an open-content model, allowing almost anyone to contribute, with content overseen by editors and administrators to…
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Deeply ingrained religion, a plague
Even though I grew up in a non-religious environment, I know and I am fully aware religion is deeply ingrained in some people. But let’s say my knowledge was on the academic level – textbooks, peer-reviewed papers, books. I have seen many documents about megachurches in the USA, but it was my very first experience…
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Titanic and evolutionary psychology
The Titanic disaster captivates people to this day. And evolutionary psychology offers insight into why such a tragedy holds a powerful place in collective memory. Titanic and evolutionary psychology have one key explanation that lies in our instinctual fascination with survival and mortality. The Titanic represents one of the most dramatic life-and-death scenarios. And humans,…
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Acting like animals: migrating, traveling, and nomadism
Even if genetics, evolutionary biology, mathematics, physics, astrophysics, and chemistry didn’t exist and evolutionary psychology would have existed, our belief in God would be shaken, because people act like animals, thus God really did not want people to be animals. This knowledge goes well with migrating, traveling, and nomadism. Arnold Schwarzenegger said: “Everything I have,…