Genetics of Good and Evil
Morality is considered a cognitive manifestation. Can we find some genetic basis for what we consider good and evil? Could the philosophical domain of ethics come under the purview of evolutionary biology?
Morality is considered a cognitive manifestation. Can we find some genetic basis for what we consider good and evil? Could the philosophical domain of ethics come under the purview of evolutionary biology?
Does evolution still work among human beings? Or, have we messed up the potential genetic advantages of random mutations to such an extent that we have stopped evolution on its track?
Evolution is one of those funny things — since we are its end products, our thought processes are not quite big enough to grasp all its implications. At least, not right away. Here is a look at what logic means, and what beauty means in terms of evolution.