Bret Weinstein
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And because it's obviously adaptive, it requires the same seriousness that we point at other structures or processes. And so far, there's been very little of that in my field.
And because it's obviously adaptive, it requires the same seriousness that we point at other structures or processes. And so far, there's been very little of that in my field.
Well, I look at it differently. I see the same or a similar pattern. And my sense is in biology, when we see a complex, costly pattern that either re-evolves, spreads, or otherwise persists over a long period of time, we are forced to grapple with the question of what could its utility be. Exactly.
Well, I look at it differently. I see the same or a similar pattern. And my sense is in biology, when we see a complex, costly pattern that either re-evolves, spreads, or otherwise persists over a long period of time, we are forced to grapple with the question of what could its utility be. Exactly.
Well, I look at it differently. I see the same or a similar pattern. And my sense is in biology, when we see a complex, costly pattern that either re-evolves, spreads, or otherwise persists over a long period of time, we are forced to grapple with the question of what could its utility be. Exactly.
And while I don't think we have a good hypothesis about the utility of human sacrifice, and personally, morally, I'm offended by it, as I'm sure you are.
And while I don't think we have a good hypothesis about the utility of human sacrifice, and personally, morally, I'm offended by it, as I'm sure you are.
And while I don't think we have a good hypothesis about the utility of human sacrifice, and personally, morally, I'm offended by it, as I'm sure you are.
Nonetheless, like so many of humanity's worst attributes... We have to look at it and grapple with the evolutionary implications, that it does have some sort of a meaning. And I should say, buried within what I'm saying is a critique of evolution. where my field has gotten to. As I think I mentioned to you in a past discussion, I think my field is stuck. And it's no longer solving big problems.
Nonetheless, like so many of humanity's worst attributes... We have to look at it and grapple with the evolutionary implications, that it does have some sort of a meaning. And I should say, buried within what I'm saying is a critique of evolution. where my field has gotten to. As I think I mentioned to you in a past discussion, I think my field is stuck. And it's no longer solving big problems.
Nonetheless, like so many of humanity's worst attributes... We have to look at it and grapple with the evolutionary implications, that it does have some sort of a meaning. And I should say, buried within what I'm saying is a critique of evolution. where my field has gotten to. As I think I mentioned to you in a past discussion, I think my field is stuck. And it's no longer solving big problems.
It's focused on producing lots of papers that study some specific, but it's not discovering big new things. And that's not because there isn't lots to be done. It's because it's sort of lost track of how to do it. So I'm not arguing, I'm not a champion of the state of evolutionary biology. I think it's a little pitiful.
It's focused on producing lots of papers that study some specific, but it's not discovering big new things. And that's not because there isn't lots to be done. It's because it's sort of lost track of how to do it. So I'm not arguing, I'm not a champion of the state of evolutionary biology. I think it's a little pitiful.
It's focused on producing lots of papers that study some specific, but it's not discovering big new things. And that's not because there isn't lots to be done. It's because it's sort of lost track of how to do it. So I'm not arguing, I'm not a champion of the state of evolutionary biology. I think it's a little pitiful.
But I am a champion of the basic Darwinian paradigm, which I think we have lost sight of. In fact, evolutionary biologists in the middle of the 20th century overly narrowed our understanding of Darwinism and have blinded us to what it's really trying to tell us about ourselves. And I would love to see us how to do the process of discovery and to start... I strongly agree.
But I am a champion of the basic Darwinian paradigm, which I think we have lost sight of. In fact, evolutionary biologists in the middle of the 20th century overly narrowed our understanding of Darwinism and have blinded us to what it's really trying to tell us about ourselves. And I would love to see us how to do the process of discovery and to start... I strongly agree.
But I am a champion of the basic Darwinian paradigm, which I think we have lost sight of. In fact, evolutionary biologists in the middle of the 20th century overly narrowed our understanding of Darwinism and have blinded us to what it's really trying to tell us about ourselves. And I would love to see us how to do the process of discovery and to start... I strongly agree.
...unlocking big puzzles. But it sounds to me like You believe in a universe in which biological evolution happens. Yes. Okay, so there's no disagreement.
...unlocking big puzzles. But it sounds to me like You believe in a universe in which biological evolution happens. Yes. Okay, so there's no disagreement.
...unlocking big puzzles. But it sounds to me like You believe in a universe in which biological evolution happens. Yes. Okay, so there's no disagreement.