Bret Weinstein

I think there's something playing out in the Middle East that is biological and that until we grapple with it, we're in danger of being, for example, dragged into war with Iran, which will be a terrible catastrophe for all of humanity. So, maybe I should make that case. I hope you will.

And unfortunately, I will try to use as little jargon and as few terms of art as I can manage, but there is a little bit that's necessary. I believe the story that is playing out in the Middle East is one of what I call lineage. Here's where things get possibly a bit technical. In my field, We do not typically talk about lineages in the context of, let's say, humans.

And unfortunately, I will try to use as little jargon and as few terms of art as I can manage, but there is a little bit that's necessary. I believe the story that is playing out in the Middle East is one of what I call lineage. Here's where things get possibly a bit technical. In my field, We do not typically talk about lineages in the context of, let's say, humans.

And unfortunately, I will try to use as little jargon and as few terms of art as I can manage, but there is a little bit that's necessary. I believe the story that is playing out in the Middle East is one of what I call lineage. Here's where things get possibly a bit technical. In my field, We do not typically talk about lineages in the context of, let's say, humans.

Typically, there are two camps in biology. There are the kin selectionists who believe in the importance of shared genes in terms of predisposing people to collaborate. And then there are the group selectionists who believe that altruism provides such a put those things aside, that actually it should dominate our discussion. And these two groups both view each other as foolish.

Typically, there are two camps in biology. There are the kin selectionists who believe in the importance of shared genes in terms of predisposing people to collaborate. And then there are the group selectionists who believe that altruism provides such a put those things aside, that actually it should dominate our discussion. And these two groups both view each other as foolish.

Typically, there are two camps in biology. There are the kin selectionists who believe in the importance of shared genes in terms of predisposing people to collaborate. And then there are the group selectionists who believe that altruism provides such a put those things aside, that actually it should dominate our discussion. And these two groups both view each other as foolish.

I think they're both wrong for different reasons. And that the correct way to understand humans and their evolution involves two important realizations. One, that the kin selectionists are right about the importance of genes in predisposing people to cooperate with each other. But they do not understand that you can extrapolate well beyond named kin, right?

I think they're both wrong for different reasons. And that the correct way to understand humans and their evolution involves two important realizations. One, that the kin selectionists are right about the importance of genes in predisposing people to cooperate with each other. But they do not understand that you can extrapolate well beyond named kin, right?

I think they're both wrong for different reasons. And that the correct way to understand humans and their evolution involves two important realizations. One, that the kin selectionists are right about the importance of genes in predisposing people to cooperate with each other. But they do not understand that you can extrapolate well beyond named kin, right?

Kin selection doesn't stop just because you lose track of your fifth cousin. That a population of people that can detect that they are closely related has reason to collaborate, genetic reason, even if they can't specify their degree of relatedness to each other. And that this has a lot to do with the way history has unfolded.

Kin selection doesn't stop just because you lose track of your fifth cousin. That a population of people that can detect that they are closely related has reason to collaborate, genetic reason, even if they can't specify their degree of relatedness to each other. And that this has a lot to do with the way history has unfolded.

Kin selection doesn't stop just because you lose track of your fifth cousin. That a population of people that can detect that they are closely related has reason to collaborate, genetic reason, even if they can't specify their degree of relatedness to each other. And that this has a lot to do with the way history has unfolded.

that up until very recently most history at the scale that we study it is a process of lineage against lineage violence and displacement that populations displace each other from the earth because that's the way to accomplish the evolutionary goal it's the same sort of drive as causes the sapling to reach for the sun right Now, in human beings, we have a choice. That's not the only basis.

that up until very recently most history at the scale that we study it is a process of lineage against lineage violence and displacement that populations displace each other from the earth because that's the way to accomplish the evolutionary goal it's the same sort of drive as causes the sapling to reach for the sun right Now, in human beings, we have a choice. That's not the only basis.

that up until very recently most history at the scale that we study it is a process of lineage against lineage violence and displacement that populations displace each other from the earth because that's the way to accomplish the evolutionary goal it's the same sort of drive as causes the sapling to reach for the sun right Now, in human beings, we have a choice. That's not the only basis.

That's not the only mechanism of competition that we can use. And in fact, the West, the modern West, is built on a different basis.

That's not the only mechanism of competition that we can use. And in fact, the West, the modern West, is built on a different basis.

That's not the only mechanism of competition that we can use. And in fact, the West, the modern West, is built on a different basis.

basis for collaboration it's based on reciprocity and the idea is in the west we agree to put our lineage level origins aside and to collaborate with other people because they have something valuable to bring to the table and i won't go too deep into it but i would argue that the founding fathers of the u.s