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Or find the link in the description below. And what about things like ADHD and neurodivergence? Is there an evolutionary basis for why that occurs?
Or find the link in the description below. And what about things like ADHD and neurodivergence? Is there an evolutionary basis for why that occurs?
I wonder if it will still be the case when we have all the robots and the AI doing everything for us.
I wonder if it will still be the case when we have all the robots and the AI doing everything for us.
Do you think we're going to merge with technology more deeply in the future?
Do you think we're going to merge with technology more deeply in the future?
You mentioned depression there. What's the evolutionary basis for humans getting depressed and anxious? Because presumably that's That's not productive for our survival.
You mentioned depression there. What's the evolutionary basis for humans getting depressed and anxious? Because presumably that's That's not productive for our survival.
So does that mean that evolution tells us that the cure for anxiety is to stop thinking about the future effectively?
So does that mean that evolution tells us that the cure for anxiety is to stop thinking about the future effectively?
I was at something that really I found quite interesting as well in your book. I think it was in Chapter 9 where you talk about religion and the fact that people that are associated with religious participation are typically more happy than those who are not.
I was at something that really I found quite interesting as well in your book. I think it was in Chapter 9 where you talk about religion and the fact that people that are associated with religious participation are typically more happy than those who are not.
Why do we want religion? Because it's quite clear that there's something within us that wants to believe. You see this, I think we're seeing a little bit at the moment where we're seeing a return to religious belief in some degree. I know that it might not just be the religious belief that we think of. It might be spirituality or horoscopes or whatever it might be.
Why do we want religion? Because it's quite clear that there's something within us that wants to believe. You see this, I think we're seeing a little bit at the moment where we're seeing a return to religious belief in some degree. I know that it might not just be the religious belief that we think of. It might be spirituality or horoscopes or whatever it might be.
But it seems like there's a real surge of it, especially amongst young men.
But it seems like there's a real surge of it, especially amongst young men.
Okay, so maybe it's the pursuit of something then that's creating the happiness versus them finding meaning. Maybe, we don't know. So you just said that when people search for meaning, they get happier.
Okay, so maybe it's the pursuit of something then that's creating the happiness versus them finding meaning. Maybe, we don't know. So you just said that when people search for meaning, they get happier.
So that could imply one of two things, that they end up finding it or that it's the search itself.